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Student Engagement of STEM-specialized Institutions : A Comparative Study Employing Propensity Score Matching(PSM)  

Byoun, Su Youn (Busan University of Foreign Studies)
Bae, Sang Hoon (Sungkyunkwan University)
Han, Song Ie (Sungkyunkwan University)
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Journal of Engineering Education Research / v.20, no.3, 2017 , pp. 13-24 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated student engagement of STEM-specialized higher education institutions in comparison with students from humanities & social science and STEM majors, respectively. By doing so, the study aimed to find the effects of the characteristics of STEM disciplines and organizational culture of STEM-specialized small-sized institutions on student engagement. The students majoring STEM disciplines, regardless of the organizational types, showed lower reflective-integrative learning experiences compared to students on humanities & social science disciplines. In contrast, students of STEM-specialized institutions reported significantly higher levels of peer relationship and student-faculty interaction in comparison with humanities & social science students and STEM students of general higher education institutions. Finally, the study suggests policy implications for STEM education.
Keywords
STEM; Student Engagement; PSM; Environment;
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