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Despite
progress since 1982, we still have a long way to go!
The two graphs below show the total
number of bachelor degrees in engineering and the physical sciences
since 1982, as well as degrees earned by women, African Americans,
Hispanics. Note that women make up less than 21% of engineering
BS graduates compared to 37% in the physical sciences. Also, the
percentage of degrees earned by African Americans and Hispanics
is significantly less than their percentages of the general population.
Finally, although the number of degrees granted to women and underrepresented
minorities are increasing, the total number of engineering degrees
remains roughly constant over the past 10 years.
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FC Resources
Whether you're just getting started or looking for some additional
ideas, the Foundation Coalition would like to help you increase
the diversity of your engineering student body - through workshops,
web sites, lesson plans, and reading materials. FC partner institutions
have produced both written and electronic materials that address
the issue of women and minorities in engineering education. Visit
our web site at http://www.foundationcoalition.org/home/keycomponents/wmie/
for online access to contact information and materials, or contact:
Jeffrey Froyd or 979-845-7574.
Other organizations that can provide assistance include:
American Indian Science & Engineering
Society
National Society of Black Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
Women in Engineering
Program Advocates Network
References
- Engineering and Technology Degrees 2000, Engineering
Workforce Commission, American Association of Engineering Societies
- Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities,
Sept 2000, National Science Foundation Publication NSF00327
- Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA Graduate
School of Education & Information Studies, 3005 Moore Hall,
Box 951521, Los Angeles, CA 9009
- Johnson, D. W. and R. T. Johnson., "Cooperative
Learning and the Achievement and Socialization Crisis in Science
and Math Classroom," in A.B. Champagne, and L.E. Hornig,
eds.,1987, Students and Science Learning, Washington, DC: AAAS
- Petterson, P.L., and E. Fennema, "Effective
teaching: Student Engagement in Classroom Activities and Sex-related
Differences in Learning Mathematics," 1985, American Education
Research Journal, 11:309-335
- Seymour, E. and N. Hewitt, Talking About Leaving,
1997, Westview Press, Boulder CO
- Karr, C. and Todd, B., "Perceived Gender
Inequities in Freshman Engineering Design Projects, Foundation
Coalition, University of Alabama
- Hsi, S., Linn, M., and Bell, J., "The Role
of Spatial Reasoning in Engineering and the Design of Spatial
Instruction," Journal
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