What factors led you to choose a STEM degree program?
Which stakeholders influence collegiate females in their decision-makingprocess?
Does entering a career that helps others matter to female students?
How can confidence be instilled in females to help them persist in collegiate STEM programs?
What can educators do to recruit more females to STEM degree programs?
Research Questions
The following research questions guided the collection of qualitative data:
Which pre-collegiate experiences influenced females to enroll in a collegiate STEM degree program?
Which stakeholders influence collegiate females in their decision-making process?
Does entering a career that helps others matter to female students?
How can confidence be instilled in females to persist in collegiate STEM programs?
What can educators do to recruit more females to STEM degree programs?
Summary of Findings
Research Question 1. Which pre-collegiate experiences influenced females to enroll in collegiate STEM degree programs? The sample population was offered a multiple-choice option of four answers.