Studies using the Multiple-Institution Database For Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development (MIDFIELD)

研究人员建议创建一个工程教育的统计模型，以确定进入该领域的困难学生阶段。这项研究将采用定量和定性相结合的方法，包括9所院校所有攻读学位的本科生的记录。他们表示，该提案旨在确定“专业工程师培养管道中的漏洞”。它将提供每个洞的大小以及如何形成的估计。这项研究的目的是为增加少数民族在工程领域的保留铺平道路。本项目由研究、评估与传播学部的ROLE项目和本科教育学部的STEP项目共同资助。

The investigators propose creating a statistical model of engineering education that identifies difficult student stages for entry into the field. The study would use a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, including records of all degree-seeking undergraduate students for 9 institutions. They say that the proposal is intended to identify the "holes in the pipeline for the production of professional Engineers. It will provide an estimate of how big each hole is and how it developed. The intent of the study is to pave the way for increasing retention of minorities in engineering. This project is co-funded by the ROLE program in the Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication and the STEP program in the Division of Undergraduate Education.