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A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF
UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND
MATHEMATICS FIELDS AT A PRIVATE, RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
by
Amber Michelle Hroch
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF EDUCATION
August 2011
Copyright 2011 Amber Michelle Hroch
Object Description
| Title | A grounded theory study on the academic success of undergraduate women in science, engineering, and mathematics fields at a private, research university |
| Author | Hroch, Amber Michelle |
| Author email | hroch@usc.edu;hroch@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Education |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-08-01 |
| Date submitted | 2011-07-22 |
| Date approved | 2011-07-22 |
| Restricted until | 2011-07-22 |
| Date published | 2011-07-22 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Keim, Robert |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Corwin, Zoe Colaner, Kevin |
| Abstract | This grounded theory study revealed the common factors of backgrounds, strategies, and motivators in academically successful undergraduate women in science, engineering, and mathematics (SEM) fields at a private, research university in the West. Data from interviews with 15 women with 3.25 or better grade point averages indicated that current academic achievement in their college SEM fields can be attributed to previous academic success, self awareness, time management and organizational skills, and maintaining a strong support network. Participants were motivated by an internal drive to academically succeed and attend graduate school. Recommendations are provided for professors, advisors, and student affairs professionals. |
| Keyword | academic success; women; science; engineering; mathematics |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Hroch, Amber Michelle |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume71/etd-HrochAmber-153.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS FIELDS AT A PRIVATE, RESEARCH UNIVERSITY by Amber Michelle Hroch A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF EDUCATION August 2011 Copyright 2011 Amber Michelle Hroch |
