STEM Retention: A Retrospective of Three Civil Engineers
Journal Article
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abstract
This paper addresses the subject of retention in undergraduate; engineering programs through the lens of three; civil engineers in the same family. Although anecdotal,; the divergent careers of each provide the framework for; retrospection on what attracts students to STEM careers,; why they persist, and what their ultimate career and life; goals are. The experiences are placed in context with material; from recent references on STEM education, and then; observations and lessons are presented. The personal stories; are not intended as evidence to prove national trends,; but merely to put them into the context of experience of; one family. The ability of curricula to help students envision; broad and diverse career paths is an important issue; that was crucial for this family.
