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Bahnson, Matthew; Satterfield, Derrick; Perkins, Heather; Parker, Mackenzie; Tsugawa, Marissa; Cass, Cheryl; Kirn, Adam – Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
Background: Degree completion rates for doctoral engineering students remain stagnant at levels lower than necessary to meet national and global workforce needs. Increasing degree completion can improve opportunities for individuals and provide the human resources needed to address engineering challenges. Purpose/Hypothesis: In this work, we…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Technical Occupations, Self Concept, Academic Persistence
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Sallai, Gabriella M.; Bahnson, Matthew; Shanachilubwa, Kanembe; Berdanier, Catherine G. P. – Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
Background: While previous work in higher education documents the impact of high tuition costs of attending graduate school as a key motivator in attrition decisions, in engineering, most graduate students are fully funded on research fellowships, indicating there are different issues causing individuals to consider departure. There has been…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Engineering Education, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition