Photovoice: Visualizing the engineering identity experiences of sophomore students

IF 3.9 2区 工程技术 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Jerrod A. Henderson, Brian L. McGowan, Joan Wawire, Le Shorn S. Benjamin, Kristin L. Schaefer, Jeannette D. Alarcón
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Abstract

Background

Researchers have shown that students leave undergraduate engineering programs during the first 2 years. Justifiably, many studies have tried to tackle engineering student persistence and attrition, especially during the first year, and then developed interventions to address the challenges. Although those interventions have improved freshmen retention in some institutions, less has been published on the impacts of these interventions on the sophomore student experience.

Purpose

To contribute to the knowledge base about all engineering students, we examined the experiences of sophomore engineering students and explored how these experiences might be related to their identities as engineers.

Design/Method

We conducted this study using photovoice, a methodology in which participants submit photographs to describe their experiences and give recommendations on improving their experiences and resolving their concerns. Participants submitted three sets of pictures (at the beginning, middle, and end of the semester) and participated in focus groups to aid in illuminating their experiences. We analyzed data using thematic analysis.

Results

We inductively determined three themes: on the frame, out of focus, and prefigures. These themes illustrate the experiences of sophomore engineering students, enabling us to see what interest, competence, and recognition as engineers looked like from their perspectives.

Conclusions

Participants grappled with the tension between their personal, social, and engineering identities. Photovoice empowered them to author and illustrate that they could exist beyond the murky middle.

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Photovoice:可视化大二学生的工程身份体验
背景研究人员已经表明,学生在前两年离开了本科工程项目 年。有理由的是,许多研究试图解决工程专业学生的持续性和流失问题,尤其是在第一年,然后制定了应对挑战的干预措施。尽管这些干预措施提高了一些机构的新生保留率,但关于这些干预措施对大二学生体验的影响,发表的文章较少。目的为了建立所有工程系学生的知识库,我们调查了工程系大二学生的经历,并探讨了这些经历与他们作为工程师的身份之间的关系。设计/方法我们使用photovoice进行了这项研究,参与者提交照片来描述他们的经历,并就改善他们的经历和解决他们的问题提出建议。参与者提交了三组图片(在学期初、中期和期末),并参加了焦点小组,以帮助阐明他们的经历。我们使用主题分析法对数据进行了分析。结果我们归纳确定了三个主题:框架上、焦点外和预影。这些主题展示了工程系大二学生的经历,使我们能够从他们的角度看到工程师的兴趣、能力和认可度。结论参与者努力应对个人、社会和工程身份之间的紧张关系。摄影之声使他们能够创作并说明他们可以存在于黑暗的中间。
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Journal of Engineering Education
Journal of Engineering Education 工程技术-工程:综合
CiteScore
12.20
自引率
11.80%
发文量
47
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: The Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) serves to cultivate, disseminate, and archive scholarly research in engineering education.
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