Engineering a Warmer Welcome for Female Students
Engineering a Warmer Welcome for Female Students
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工程对女学生的热烈欢迎
DOI：
10.1061/(asce)1532-6748(2002)2:4(19
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2002
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通讯作者：
Elizabeth F. Farrell
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作者：
Elizabeth F. Farrell
人们注意到，尽管今天美国大学本科生的一半以上是女性，但在过去的20年里，女性在工程专业的入学人数并没有太大变化。挑战在于证明工程学科具有社会价值和相关性。我们注意到史密斯学院、伦斯勒理工学院和塔夫茨大学采取的让学生亲身参与的方法。强调了打击沙文主义态度以改善学习环境的重要性，并调查了各种组织在女学生进入大学之前为促进她们对工程的兴趣所做的工作。
It is noted that although more than half of undergranduates at American colleges and universities today are women, enrollment levels in engineering programs by women have not changed greatly in the past 20 years. The challenge is to show that engineering disciplines have social value and relevance. Attention is given to the approaches taken by Smith College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Tufts University to involved students in a hands-on way. The importance of combating chauvinistic attitudes so that the environment for learning can be improved is stressed, and the work done by various organizations to promote an interest in engineering among female students before they reach college is surveyed.