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“We Don’t Leave Engineering on the Page”: Civic Engagement Experiences of Engineering Graduate Students

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Few scholars have examined the civic engagement experiences of graduate students in engineering fields. To address this void, this study uses social exchange theory and experiential learning theory to consider the experiences of engineering graduate students in service programs at a predominantly White research university. The findings suggest that students are highly motivated to serve and derive complex meaning-making from their service, thus advancing understandings of how engineering graduate students find meaning in civic engagement. Although engineering graduate students may be expected to focus primarily on research and professional advancement, our findings suggest there is an opportunity to more fully involve students in civic engagement activities.

Source: Journal of higher education outreach & engagement/Journal of higher education outreach and engagement.

Authors: Richard J. Reddick, Laura Struve, Jeffrey Robert Mayo, Ryan A. Miller, Jennifer L. Wang

Institutions: The University of Texas at Austin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Language: English

Topic: Service-Learning and Community Engagement

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2885461589

FWCI: 1.939

Cites: 37

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10