Understanding the investment of underrepresented minorities in doctoral engineering programs
Understanding the investment of underrepresented minorities in doctoral engineering programs
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了解代表性不足的少数族裔对博士工程项目的投资
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10.18260/1-2--31179
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发表时间：
2018
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Coletta Bey
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作者：
Mayra S. Artiles;H. Matusovich;S. Adams;Coletta Bey
在攻读博士学位过程中，代表性不足的少数群体 (URM) 的完成率往往低于其多数同事。在工程领域。这种博士流失现象与成为独立学者的社会化过程不佳有关。这项定性研究利用研究生社会化框架，旨在描述 URM 学生在攻读博士学位时对工程经验的投资类型。通过半结构化访谈的定性分析，我们发现博士研究生的投资有四种类型：努力投资、时间投资、财务投资和精神投资。我们的结论是，虽然发现的大多数投资类型可能适用于所有博士生，但不同的投资可能会对 URM 学生的学位进展产生有害影响。
Underrepresented minorities (URM) tend to have lower completion rates than their majority colleagues in the pursuit of the Ph.D. in engineering. This phenomenon of doctoral attrition has been related to a poor socialization process into becoming an independent scholar. Using the Graduate Student Socialization Framework, this qualitative study aims to describe the types of investments URM students in engineering experience in the pursuit of the doctoral degree. Through a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews, we found four types of investment in the doctoral pursuit: effort investment, time investment, financial investment, and mental investment. We conclude that while most of the types of investments found could be applicable to all doctoral students, the differing investments may present harmful implications for URM students’ degree progress.