Patterns of Engagement Among Puerto Rican University Completers: Do Major and Gender Matter?. (April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dika, Sandra L.; Wang, Yi; Findlater, Nickcoy
• Is Part Of: Journal of Hispanic higher education. Volume 21:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 212
• Page End: 227
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Subjects: gender -- higher education -- Latina(o) -- quantitative -- engagement -- academic major; Hispanic Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States -- Periodicals; 378.1982968073
• DOI: 10.1177/1538192720960286
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-1927

Abstract

Researchers conducted a correlational study utilizing data from a public 4-year institution in Puerto Rico to understand differences in the levels and types of student engagement reported by graduating students, based on gender and major. Findings indicated that graduates from physical sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computing majors perceived a distinct engagement culture, with significantly higher emphasis on higher order learning and report writing, and lower institutional emphasis on providing academic and non-academic support.