Based on research conducted in a three year, mixed-method, multi-site National Science Foundation, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program Project, this book offers a comprehensive look into how engineering department culture and climate impacts the successful retention of female and minority college students.

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Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Series Editors’ Foreword
One: Introduction: The Scarcity of Scientists and Engineers, a Hidden Crisis in the United States
Two: Producing STEM Graduates in Florida: Understanding the Florida Context
Three: To Stay or to Switch? Why Students Leave Engineering Programs
Four: Pedagogy and Preparation: Learning to be an Engineer
Five: Program Climate: Engineering Social and Academic Fit
Six: Program Culture: How Departmental Values Facilitate Program Efficacy
Seven: Making the Transition: The Two-to Four-Year Institution Transfer Experience
Eight: Voices from the Field: Strategies for Enhancing Engineering Programs
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