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Career Development And Workforce Experiences Of Trans People In Their Workplaces, Rene Ragmett Alvarez
Career Development And Workforce Experiences Of Trans People In Their Workplaces, Rene Ragmett Alvarez
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Existing research concerning trans people is sparse, and even less research exists regarding their career development and workforce experiences. Hence, I explored the career development and workforce experience stories of trans people. I used a conceptual and theoretical framework in this study to inform my general approach to trans scholarship leading to the specific examination of the career development and workforce experiences of trans persons. The conceptual and theoretical framework included Hale's (1997) suggested guidelines for non-trans people writing about trans people, constructivism, social cognitive career theory, and minority stress theory and informed the qualitative vehicle of this study to …
A Comparative Study Of Male And Female Undergraduate Computer Science Students’ Educational Pathways, Stephanie Fitzsimmons
A Comparative Study Of Male And Female Undergraduate Computer Science Students’ Educational Pathways, Stephanie Fitzsimmons
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), including Computer Science (CS) are fields that are in great demand globally. This study’s purpose was to explore the nature of the educational pathways, critical factors and commonalities/differences leading to CS undergraduate enrollment through the male and female perspectives focusing on personal/home, academic/attitude and psychological factors underlying the Social Cognitive Career Theory factors. Purposive sampling method was used for this multi-case study, comprised of CS undergraduate upperclassman. Participants shared their perspectives on their CS educational pathway via three interviews and journals. Thematic analysis of narrative for both individual and cumulative group analysis, plus researcher …