An Evaluation of Factors for Retaining Female Students in Construction Management Programs
An Evaluation of Factors for Retaining Female Students in Construction Management Programs
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建筑管理专业留住女学生的因素评估
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2016
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Jonathan W. Elliott
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Ben F. Bigelow;David Bilbo;Lisa M. Ritter;M. Mathew;Jonathan W. Elliott
女性在建筑行业的代表性不足，学术界有必要了解是什么影响了女性留在建筑管理（CM）项目中的决定。已经确定了许多留住女性参与CM项目的因素。了解这些因素中哪一个最具影响力是增加女性CM数量的重要一步。本研究采用定量方法探讨了先前确定的在管理课程中保留女学生的因素；然而，定性方法也用于确定额外的保留因素。这项研究是通过一项自我管理的、研究者设计的调查来完成的，调查对象是五所主要大学的女理科学生。结果提供了确定留住女学生的因素的优先排序。他们指出，对女性留在CM本科学位课程最积极的影响因素是：学生社区、实验课、实习、课堂创新和学生组织。工作/职业机会也成为保留女学生的积极影响因素，这在以前的文献中没有发现。
ABSTRACT The under-representation of women in construction necessitates academia’s understanding of what influences a female’s decision to remain in a construction management (CM) program. Many factors that retain women in CM programs have been identified. Understanding which of these factors are most influential is an important step towards increasing the number of women in CM. This study used a quantitative approach to explore the factors that have been previously identified to retain female students in CM programs; however, qualitative methods were also used to identify additional retention factors. The research was completed through a self-administered, researcher-designed survey of female CM students at five major universities. The results provide a prioritized ranking of the factors identified to retain female students. They indicated that the most positively influential factors for females to remain in a CM undergraduate degree program are: the community of students, lab classes, internships, innovation in the classroom, and student organizations. Job/Career opportunities also emerged as a positively influential factor for retention of female students that was previously not identified in the literature.