TitleFamilial Influence on Engineering Student Sense of Belonging and Engineering Identity |
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AuthorsStudent Abigail Stephan, Clemson University, United States of AmericaStudent Candice Bolding, Clemson University, United States of America Student Georgia Mckown, Clemson University, United States of America |
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AbstractAs social beings, humans are influenced by other individuals in the contexts in which they interact. From early childhood through young adulthood, the family is one of the most significant social contexts contributing to one’s identity development and social capital as they relate to education and career goals. Students’ intended career paths and decisions about college are impacted by familial and societal factors (Ichara, Gayathri, & Priya, 2019). Additionally, family members often act as a source of support and inspiration for college students when they are deciding on their major and future career (Meador, 2018). While current engineering education research has focused on the role parental education attainment and profession play in engineering students’ persistence, choice of major, and career pathways, there has been little examination of how familial social capital influences students’ sense of belonging, engineering identity, and academic performance (Martin & Simmons, 2014). The purpose of the current study is to investigate the impact of familial influence, determined through parental and sibling education levels and professions, on undergraduate engineering students’ sense of belonging in their engineering major, engineering identity, and academic performance. Anticipated results suggest that familial influence for undergraduate engineering students will significantly affect their sense of belonging, engineering identity, and academic performance. References: Inchara, R., Gayathri, R., & Priya, V. V. (2019). Awareness on the choice of profession among school students - A survey. Drug Invention Today, 11(4), 871–874. Martin, J.P., & Simmons, D.R. (2014). Family roles in engineering undergraduates academic and career choices: Does parental education attainment matter? International Journal of Engineering Education, 30(1), 136-149. Meador, A. (2018). Examining recruitment and retention factors for minority STEM majors through a stereotype threat lens. School Science & Mathematics, 118(1/2), 61–69. |
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Keywordsundergraduate engineering, sense of belonging, familial influence, engineering identity |
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CitationStephan, A., Bolding, C. & Mckown, G. (2019). Familial Influence on Engineering Student Sense of Belonging and Engineering Identity. In M. Shelley & V. Akerson (Eds.), Proceedings of IConSES 2019--International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (pp. 93-97). Monument, CO, USA: ISTES Organization. Retrieved 02 May 2024 from www.2019.iconses.net/proceedings/40/. |
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