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Session Description

For many cultural groups, recruiting the family is as important as recruiting the student. Also, families are the single greatest influence on what path students choose through middle and high school and into college. This session will examine ways to activate the family structure to support engineering learning among students, especially for young women.

Moderated by

1. Ms. Christina "Chris" Deckard

Papers Presented

1. Exposure to Early Engineering: A Parental Perspective [view paper]
   Aikaterini Bagiati (Purdue University, West Lafayette), Demetra Evangelou (Purdue University, West Lafayette), and Jennifer Dobbs-Oates (Purdue University)
2. Assessing the Impact of Active Learning on Students in Grades 3-8 during GK-12 Outreach Program Administered Family STEM Nights [view paper]
   Lynn Albers (North Carolina State University), Laura Bottomley (North Carolina State University), and Elizabeth A. Parry (North Carolina State University)
3. Parents’ Perception of and Familiarity with Engineering [view paper]
   Ming-Chien Hsu (Purdue University, West Lafayette), Monica E. Cardella (Purdue University, West Lafayette), and Senay Purzer (Purdue University, West Lafayette)
4. IInvolving Parents Can Improve Girls' Perceptions of Engineering Careers [view paper]
   Susan M. Caley Opsal (Illinois Valley Community College), Dorene M. Perez (Illinois Valley Community College), James A. Gibson (Illinois Valley Community College), and Rose Marie Lynch (Illinois Valley Community College)
5. Girls Experiencing Engineering: Evolution and Impact of a Single-Gender Outreach Program [view paper]
   Stephanie S. Ivey (University of Memphis) and Paul J. Palazolo (University of Memphis)