1. Crede, E and Borrego, M “The Effect of International Diversity on Graduate Engineering Education: A Literature Review”, Abstract Accepted for 2010 ASEE Conference Crede, E and Borrego, M “International Diversity and Student Engagement in Graduate Engineering Research Groups” Paper Submitted to International Conference for Learning Sciences 2010 Maura Borrego and Erin Crede, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech IEECI: The Role of International Students in Graduate Engineering Education AbstractLiterature Project Plan Mixed Methods Preliminary FindingsAcknowledgements Funded by National Science division of Engineering Education Centers under EEC- 0934643 SemesterEvent Summer 2009Participant Recruitment for Ethnographic phase Fall 2009Ethnography (collection and analysis) Spring 2010Ethnography (collection and analysis) Summer 2010 Advisory Board Meeting-Review of Phase One Develop Undergraduate and Graduate Surveys Fall 2010 Pilot Testing and Validation of Surveys Quantitative Data Collection: Surveys available to four participating universities Spring 2011Survey data analysis Summer 2011 Advisory Board Meeting-Review of Phase Two Dissemination Summit Meeting Research Questions 1. How does the presence of a high percentage of international students influence the culture of graduate-level engineering education communities, particularly related to identity, socialization and ultimately retention of domestic graduate students? 2. To what extent are similar perceptions present among engineering undergraduates, and how do these contribute to enrollment of domestic students into graduate programs? Research Question and Phase Phenomenon of InterestPopulationData Collection RQ 1 (qualitative: ethnography) Influence of a high population of foreign students on the culture of graduate-level engineering education, socialization, and student identity development Graduate students and faculty in two departments of a public research university Observations in class, research groups, and social settings; interviews; supporting documents RQ 2 (quantitative: survey) Relationship between graduate students’ identity and perceptions to retention; Relationship between undergraduate students’ perceptions of: graduate programs to their decision to pursue graduate education On-campus graduate and undergraduate students at the four participating universities Separate surveys for each group (undergraduate and graduate students) based on ethnography findings The aim of this study is to develop a clearer understanding of the role that international students play in establishing the culture of a graduate engineering community, such as a department or research group, with particular emphasis on how this community affects domestic student recruitment and retention. Investigating the socialization of engineering graduate students in engineering communities that are internationally diverse compared to many undergraduate environments represents a major step in identifying a potentially significant factor affecting graduate student attrition. Understanding the factors that influence attrition will ultimately increase domestic undergraduate enrollment and retention in engineering graduate programs. Using a mixed methods research design, this study will explore the experiences graduate engineering research groups at a single institution (ethnography) and use these findings to create a set of surveys for four additional universities. Examining the experiences of international and domestic graduate students for commonalities as well as points of difference will help shape future doctoral programs. Results from this research are likely to have a significant impact on understanding what universities can do to foster an environment that is conducive to increasing domestic participation in engineering Ph.D. programs Student Engagement Entering the Community Staying in the Community Support System Fitting into the Community Money New Career Knowledge Depth Project Common Discourse Equal Diversity Common Space Responsibility to the Group Project Ownership Friends Family Peers Identity Association Research Group University Department Home Country Austin (2002,2004) Cast( 2003) Colbeck (2008) Funded by National Science division of Engineering Education Centers under EEC- 0934643 Publications Sweitzer (2009) Dorozhkin & Mazitova (2008) Lave (1991) Furnham (2004) Kuh and Whitt (1988) Pontius & Harper (2006) Salomon & Perkins (1998) Stryker & Burke (2000)