“Setting Up for the Next Big Thing”: Undergraduate Women Engineering Students’ Postbaccalaureate Career Decisions

2017 ◽  
Vol 58 (8) ◽  
pp. 1201-1217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen N. Smith ◽  
Joy Gaston Gayles
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Undergraduate Women

scholarly journals Exploring Career Decisions and Employability Skills among Engineering Students in Vocational Colleges

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Shazwani Bakry ◽  
Mohd Hazwan Mohd Puad ◽  
Soaib Asimiran ◽  
Suhaida Abd. Kadir ◽  
Abdullah Mat Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Vocational Colleges

scholarly journals Female Mechanical Engineering Students’ Career Decisions and Development: A Case Study of University Undergraduate Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Luis M. Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Social Stereotypes ◽  
The Social

Mechanical engineering is one of the popular university majors for engineering students, particularly female students. However, due to the social stereotypes and social stigma, female mechanical engineering students and professionals may face difficulties and discriminations due to their gender. Although women are always encouraged to apply for mechanical engineering programmes, only approximately 20% of the mechanical engineering student populations are women. There is a need to increase the student population, particularly for women students. Based on the Social Cognitive Career Theory, this study sought to understand why women would decide to join the mechanical engineering study and join the field for long-term development. The results indicated that the personal, academic, and career interests in engineering and science always drive their decision-making process. This study’s results enable engineering school leaders and department heads to reform their curricula and instructions for female students and their internship directions for students, from multiple perspectives.   Received: 9 February 2021 / Accepted: 30 March 2021 / Published: 10 May 2021

The College-Fit Theory and Engineering Students

1983 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald G. Taylor ◽  
Robert D. Whetstone
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students

Vocational Interests of Engineering Students

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Earl Nolting ◽  
Ronald G. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Vocational Interests
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