An Integrative Literature Review on Gender in Engineering Education

공학교육에서의 성별에 관한 통합적 문헌 고찰

  • Heo, Sejin (Innovation Center for Engineering Education, Korea Polytechnic University) ;
  • Jeon, Gwangil (Innovation Center for Engineering Education, Korea Polytechnic University) ;
  • Han, Kyungsook (Innovation Center for Engineering Education, Korea Polytechnic University) ;
  • Shin, Junyoung (Innovation Center for Engineering Education, Korea Polytechnic University)
  • 허세진 (한국산업기술대학교 공학교육혁신센터) ;
  • 전광일 (한국산업기술대학교 공학교육혁신센터) ;
  • 한경숙 (한국산업기술대학교 공학교육혁신센터) ;
  • 신준영 (한국산업기술대학교 공학교육혁신센터)
  • Received : 2017.02.02
  • Accepted : 2017.03.30
  • Published : 2017.03.30

Abstract

This paper investigated how three representative domestic and international engineering education journals explored societal supports contributing to retention and persistence in engineering, especially among women. An integrative literature review of engineering education journals was carried out to identify the flow of research and practice of engineering education for females. The findings indicate that retention and persistence of women in engineering is closely relevant to issues of diversity management, collaboration competency, and self-leadership.

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