TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the socializer influence on engineering students' career planning
AU - Abhyankar, Rohini
AU - Carrico, Cheryl
AU - Matusovich, Holly M.
AU - Brunhaver, Samantha Ruth
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper is based on research supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant [numbers]. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. The authors acknowledge the larger research study team including Amy Arnolds for her help with intercoder work. We also thank our study participants and partner school liaisons.
Publisher Copyright:
© American Society for Engineering Education, 2018.
PY - 2018/6/23
Y1 - 2018/6/23
N2 - This research paper describes how engineering juniors and seniors perceive the influence of socializers on their post-graduation career planning. Grounded in Expectancy x Value Theory (EVT), this qualitative investigation is part of a sequential mixed-methods study that included two survey phases and an interview phase. An exploratory analysis of 72 interview excerpts revealed four dominant socializer groups, namely, family, peers, university related individuals, and work related individuals, as well as three distinct areas of socializer influence: thinking about specific jobs, job exploration in general, and choosing whether to pursue further education. A closer look showed that while parents, peers, professors, and supervisors were all important to students' career plans, the type of influence each had tended to differ. In-depth examples of socializer influence and their impact on students' job related decisions are shared in this paper. The results are insightful for researchers, university and industry stakeholders, and students.
AB - This research paper describes how engineering juniors and seniors perceive the influence of socializers on their post-graduation career planning. Grounded in Expectancy x Value Theory (EVT), this qualitative investigation is part of a sequential mixed-methods study that included two survey phases and an interview phase. An exploratory analysis of 72 interview excerpts revealed four dominant socializer groups, namely, family, peers, university related individuals, and work related individuals, as well as three distinct areas of socializer influence: thinking about specific jobs, job exploration in general, and choosing whether to pursue further education. A closer look showed that while parents, peers, professors, and supervisors were all important to students' career plans, the type of influence each had tended to differ. In-depth examples of socializer influence and their impact on students' job related decisions are shared in this paper. The results are insightful for researchers, university and industry stakeholders, and students.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85051208622
SN - 2153-5965
VL - 2018-June
JO - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
JF - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
T2 - 125th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
Y2 - 23 June 2018 through 27 December 2018
ER -