Summary information
Study title
Women Engineering Students' Workplace Experiences: Impact on Career Intentions, 2004-2005
Creator
Neale, R. H., University of Glamorgan, School of Technology
Powell, A., Loughborough University, Department of Social Sciences
Dainty, A. R. J., Loughborough University, Department of Civil and Building Engineering
Bagilhole, B., Loughborough University, Department of Social Sciences
Study number / PID
5723 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-5723-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
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This research aimed to develop an understanding of the influence of women engineers' earliest encounters with engineering workplaces on their future career intentions. One of the novelties of this approach is that it recognised that engineering is not a homogeneous industry. The research adopted a mixed methods approach, using qualitative interviews and focus groups to explore the experiences and reflections of women engineering students from a pre- and post-1992 university, before, during and after, their industrial placement. Alongside this, an email survey of all male and female engineering undergraduates, at the same universities, was conducted.
Further information about the project may be found on the ESRC Women Engineering Students' Workplace Experiences: Impact on Career Intentions award web page.
Main Topics:
Women, engineering, career, culture, education
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/03/2004 - 01/10/2005
Country
United Kingdom
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Follow-up interviews with 26 participants and 2 focus groups of 13 (total) participants were conducted.
Analysis unit
Individuals
National
Universe
Qualitative data collection - second year women undergraduate engineers from a pre- and post-1992 university. Quantitative data collection - 804 men and women undergraduates at a pre- and post-1992 university.
Sampling procedure
Volunteer sample
Kind of data
Text
Numeric
Semi-structured interview transcripts; focus groups; email survey
Data collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Focus group
Email survey
Funding information
Grant number
RES-000-23-0426
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
2007
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
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Related publications
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