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Understanding Brigham Young University's Technology Teacher Education Program's Sucess in Attracting and Retaining Female Students
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Cox, Katrina M. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | UNDERSTANDING BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY’S TECHNOLOGY TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM’S SUCESS IN ATTRACTING AND RETAINTING FEMALE STUDENTS Katrina M. Cox School of Technology Master of Science The purpose of the study was to attempt to understand why Brigham Young University Technology Teacher Education program has attracted and retained a high number of females. This was done through a self-created survey composed of four forced responses, distributed among the Winter 2006 semester students. Likert-scale questions were outlined according to the five theoretical influences on women in technology, as established by Welty and Puck (2001) and two of the three relationships of academia, as established by Haynie III (1999), as well as three free response questions regarding retention and attraction within the major. Findings suggested strong positive polarity in four of the five influences and in both relationships, with particular emphasis on subject content, positive teacher/student relationships, as well as an overall |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1486&context=etd |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
