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Undergraduate Research In A Fully Online Engineering Program: Building The Framework Of Support, Emily Faulconer, Robert Deters, Brent Terwilliger Oct 2021

Undergraduate Research In A Fully Online Engineering Program: Building The Framework Of Support, Emily Faulconer, Robert Deters, Brent Terwilliger

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Undergraduate engineering programs often face low persistence and retention.

  • Females and ethnic minorities are underrepresented and show lower persistence
  • Certain minorities may be less likely to enroll in online programs
  • Lower persistence and retention in online students across disciplines

Undergraduate research may increase persistence and retention.

  • Online students likely underrepresented due to access limitations