Interpersonal skills and STEM career choice of three types of FIRST mentors

IF 3.9 2区 工程技术 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of Engineering Education Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI:10.1002/jee.20550
Shahaf Rocker Yoel, Yehudit Judy Dori
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Abstract

Background

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics is an international, extra-curricular program that fosters young students' interpersonal skills and career choices in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). FIRST teams are guided by mentors, about half of whom are also mentees.

Purpose

To describe and characterize FIRST mentors and their perceptions of their own interpersonal skills and STEM career choice and identify differences by mentor types and gender.

Method

The study participants included 261 FIRST mentors. A convergent mixed-methods approach was used. Data was collected quantitatively via questionnaires and qualitatively via interviews. The analysis was guided by the social cognitive career theory (SCCT).

Results

Fourteen categories were identified to describe and characterize the FIRST mentors. Nine were based on SCCT and five were new: influence of friends, interpersonal skill, personal contribution, challenges, and mentor-as-educator. Differences were found between three types of FIRST mentors: non-FIRST mentors, graduate mentors, and mentee mentors. The correlations between factors and categories indicated that the mentors' perceptions were consistent with those of the mentees. The FIRST program impacted the STEM career choice of men more than women, and external motivation influenced women more than men.

Conclusions

The FIRST program contributes to developing its graduates' interpersonal skills and affects their STEM career choice. The study provides insights into mentors' influence on mentees' career choices, from which both genders benefit. Making FIRST available in schools as a widespread enrichment program is expected to foster students' STEM career choices, thereby contributing to the human resource reservoir of the high-tech industry workforce.

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三类FIRST导师的人际技能与STEM职业选择
科学技术启发与认可背景(FIRST)机器人是一个国际课外项目,旨在培养年轻学生在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域的人际交往技能和职业选择。FIRST团队由导师指导,其中约一半也是学员。目的描述和描述FIRST导师及其对自身人际交往技能和STEM职业选择的看法,并确定导师类型和性别的差异。方法研究对象包括261名FIRST导师。采用了一种收敛的混合方法。数据通过问卷调查进行定量收集,通过访谈进行定性收集。该分析以社会认知职业理论(SCCT)为指导。结果确定了14个类别来描述和表征FIRST导师。九个是基于SCCT的,五个是新的:朋友的影响、人际交往技能、个人贡献、挑战和作为教育者的导师。三种类型的FIRST导师之间存在差异:非FIRST导师、研究生导师和学员导师。因素和类别之间的相关性表明,导师的认知与被试的认知一致。FIRST项目对男性STEM职业选择的影响大于女性,外部动机对女性的影响大于男性。结论FIRST项目有助于培养毕业生的人际交往技能,并影响他们的STEM职业选择。这项研究深入了解了导师对学员职业选择的影响,两性都从中受益。将FIRST作为一项广泛的丰富计划在学校提供,有望促进学生的STEM职业选择,从而为高科技行业劳动力的人力资源库做出贡献。
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Journal of Engineering Education
Journal of Engineering Education 工程技术-工程:综合
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) serves to cultivate, disseminate, and archive scholarly research in engineering education.
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