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ERIC Number: ED601803
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 249
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-3922-4475-3
ISSN: EISSN-
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A Qualitative Study of African American Female Engineering College Students' Intersecting Identities, Sense of Belonging, and Intent to Persist
McKoy, Tonya L.
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Tennessee State University
Since 2004, women have earned between 18% to 20% of undergraduate degrees in engineering, however, only 1% of those awarded were obtained by African American females (NSF, 2017). Limited research studies exist regarding the interconnections of "identity" and "sense of belonging" to African Americans' persistence in engineering programs (McKoy, Hammond, Armwood & Hargrove, 2017). Studies have endorsed a positive relationship between "sense of belonging" and African American females' persistence in engineering programs (ACT, 2009; Chachra, Kilgore, Loshbaugh, McCain, & Chen, 2008; Claar, 2007; Deci & Ryan, 2000; Loshbaugh & Wasilewski, 2015; Strayhorn, 2015). As a result of the relational-cultural values of African Americans, a "sense of belonging" has been found as a moderator to "racial, social, and professional identity" (DeRamus-Suazo, 2012; Ellemers, Spears & Doosje, 2002; Mendoza-Denton et al., 2002; Walton & Cohen, 2007). However, the interaction of culture (via "sense of belonging") and the intersection of identities has yet to be examined. This study investigated the relationship between intersecting identities ("social," "professional," and "racial/ethnic") and "sense of belonging" among African American undergraduate female students at an Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) to their "intent to persist" in engineering. This study utilized a phenomenological approach to assist in understanding how "sense of belonging," intersecting "identities" ("social," "professional," and "racial/ethnic"), and "intent to persist" is experienced amongst African American female undergraduate engineering students at a southeastern HBCU. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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