Latinx and Caucasian Elementary School Children's Knowledge of and Interest in Engineering Activities

Autor/inn/en	Ozogul, Gamze; Miller, Cindy Faith; Reisslein, Martin
Titel	Latinx and Caucasian Elementary School Children's Knowledge of and Interest in Engineering Activities
Quelle	In: Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 7 (2017) 2, S.15-26, Artikel 2 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2157-9288
DOI	10.7771/2157-9288.1122
Schlagwörter	Hispanic American Students; White Students; Student Interests; Engineering; Knowledge Level; Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Grade 5; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Age Differences; Ethnicity; Gender Differences; Interaction; Correlation; Occupations; Measures (Individuals); Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Studieninteresse; Maschinenbau; Wissensbasis; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ethnizität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Interaktion; Korrelation; Beruf; Berufsumfeld; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Ethnic minorities, such as Latinx people of Hispanic or Latino origin, and women earn fewer engineering degrees than Caucasians and men. With shifting population dynamics and high demands for a technically qualified workforce, it is important to achieve broad participation in the engineering workforce by all ethnicities and both genders. Previous research has examined the knowledge of and interest in engineering among students in grades five and higher. In contrast, the present study examined elementary school students in grades K-5. The study found that older students in grades 4 and 5 had both greater knowledge of engineering occupational activities and greater interest in engineering than younger students in grades K-3. Moreover, Caucasian students had greater knowledge and interest levels than Latinx students. There were no significant differences between boys and girls, nor any significant interactions among gender, grade level, and ethnicity. A significant positive correlation between knowledge of engineering occupational activities and interest in engineering was also found. The findings suggest that early engineering outreach interventions are important. Such early interventions could potentially contribute to preserving the equivalent interest levels of males and females for engineering as students grow older. Also, ethnic disparities in engineering knowledge and interest could potentially be mitigated through early interventions. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01