Academic Pathways Study: Processes And Realities

Parts of this paper address questions that engineering education researchers may have about the organizational and technical infrastructure that supported this project, or about its overall implementation (e.g. subject recruitment, data collection methods, and participation rates). Other parts of the paper address questions that researchers and engineering faculty and administrators might have regarding how to explore the findings and insights that are emerging from this extensive longitudinal and cross-sectional study of students’ pathways through engineering. In addition, the paper serves as a good starting point for researchers who might be interested in doing additional analysis using APS data.