ERIC Number: EJ957735
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 20
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Negative Impact of Employment on Engineering Student Time Management, Time to Degree, and Retention: Faculty, Administrator, and Staff Perspectives
Tyson, Will
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, v13 n4 p479-498 2011-2012
Interviews with faculty, administrators, staff, and students at four engineering programs reveal the role of undergraduate student employment on retention and timely degree completion among engineering students. Dueling narratives reveal how student approaches to earning an engineering degree differ greatly from faculty, administrator, and staff expectations. Faculty, administrators, and staff advise students on proper time management and are frustrated that student employment reflects a lack of commitment to engineering. Students acknowledge the challenges of balancing school and work yet consider employment important to student life. Some students adjust their course schedules to meet work demands, thus increasing time to degree. Faculty describe a seamless pathway to an engineering career through coursework, scholarships, undergraduate research opportunities, and internships. Students remain employed because scholarships do not sufficiently meet their financial needs and internships are not convenient for all students.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Financial Needs, Student Employment, Time Management, Engineering Education, Time to Degree, Research Opportunities, Scholarships, School Holding Power, Administrators, Academic Persistence, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Interviews, Student Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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