Reasons undergraduate students majored in geology across six universities: The importance of gender and department
Reasons undergraduate students majored in geology across six universities: The importance of gender and department
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本科生跨六所大学主修地质学的原因：性别和院系的重要性
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2018
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E. Riggs
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J. Sexton;Kevin J. Pugh;Cassendra M. Bergstrom;E. Riggs
摘要 只有 40% 的地球科学本科学位授予女性。很少有研究探讨为什么与女性相比，更多的男性倾向于追求并坚持攻读地质学学位。我们研究了地质学本科生选择地质学专业的原因，特别是女性。我们收集了美国公立四年制院校六个地质系的 391 名本科生（46.4% 为女性）的数据。学生们报告了他们被地质学吸引的六个原因：兴趣、职业机会、喜欢户外活动、喜欢这个部门、受到某人的鼓励等等。兴趣是男女学生被地质学吸引的最常见原因。除了兴趣之外，喜欢地质系（包括喜欢班级、教师和整个系）是女学生选择地质专业的第二个最常见原因。对于男学生来说，这是第二个最不常见的原因。与女性毕业生比例较低的院系的学生相比，女性毕业生比例较高的院系中的男女学生更频繁地表示喜欢该院系是被地质学吸引的原因。地质系有可能影响学生（尤其是女性学生）的招募和保留。未来的研究需要确定吸引女学生的具体院系做法，并为学生提供更受欢迎的氛围。
Abstract Only 40% of geoscience undergraduate degrees are conferred on women. Little research has examined why more men tend to pursue and persist in geology degrees compared to women. We examined the reasons why undergraduate geology students chose to major in geology, with a particular emphasis on women. We collected data from 391 undergraduate students (46.4% women) enrolled in six geology departments at public, four-year institutions across the United States. Students reported six reasons they were attracted to geology: interest, career opportunities, liking the outdoors, liking the department, being encouraged by someone, and other. Interest was the most frequent reason female and male students reported for being attracted to geology. After interest, liking the geology department (including liking classes, faculty, and the department overall) was the next most frequent reason female students reported for selecting a geology major. It was the second to least frequent reason for male students. Both female and male students in departments graduating a higher percentage of women more frequently reported liking the department as a reason for being attracted to geology than did students in departments graduating lower percentages of women. Geology departments have the potential to impact the recruitment and retention of students, particularly women, into their programs. Future research is needed to identify the specific department practices that attract female students and provide a more welcoming climate to students.