First in the family: A comparison of first-generation and non-first-generation engineering college students
First in the family: A comparison of first-generation and non-first-generation engineering college students
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家族第一：第一代和非第一代工科大学生的比较
DOI：
10.1109/fie.2015.7344359
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发表时间：
2015
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通讯作者：
Allison Godwin
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作者：
Dina Verdín;Allison Godwin
本研究调查了第一代和非第一代工程本科生的数学/科学身份、学科相关兴趣和职业规划。第一代学生是一个未被充分研究，但仍在增长的群体。了解这些自我信念和背景因素如何影响学生的工程选择，可以帮助拓宽进入工程领域的途径，而工程仍然被定义为“苍白和男性”。此外，身份对大学工程选择等实际结果具有预测价值。本研究的数据来自具有全国代表性的可持续发展和工程性别（SaGE）调查，该调查由6,772名就读于美国两年制和四年制大学一年级英语课程的大学生完成。数据分别使用t检验和卡方检验对线性和二分类结果进行分析。我们的研究结果显示了第一代学生在身份认同、兴趣、表现/能力信念和家庭对科学的支持方面的差异。这些差异可以作为理解第一代工科大学生轨迹的垫脚石。通过了解代表性不足的学生的身份、表现和背景，可以制定具体的策略来支持这些学生参加我们的工程项目。
This study investigates first-generation and non-first-generation engineering undergraduates' math/science identities, subject-related interests, and career plans. First-generation students are an understudied, but growing population. Understanding how these self-beliefs and background factors affect students' engineering choice can help widen pathways into engineering which continues to be defined as “pale and male.” Additionally, identity has predictive value for practical outcomes like engineering choice in college. The data for this study comes from the nationally representative Sustainability and Gender in Engineering (SaGE) survey completed by 6,772 college students who enrolled in first-year English courses at 2- and 4-year colleges across the U.S. Data were analyzed using t-test and chi-square tests for linear and dichotomous outcomes respectively. Our results show differences in first-generation students' identities, interests, performance/ competence beliefs, and family support for science. These differences can serve as a stepping stone towards understanding the trajectories of first-generation college students in engineering. By understanding underrepresented students' identities, performance, and backgrounds, specific strategies can be developed to support these students in our engineering programs.