Motivating Factors That Encourage Rural Students to Pursue Engineering

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This work is guided by one research question: what factors motivate rural students to attend university and enroll in an engineering major?The goal of this work is to describe the experience of rural students in their first year of study at a large university as they transition into an engineering course of study.This work will explore the factors that rural students consider when making decisions about post-high school education, engineering major choice, and choosing a college to attend.This work will also address students' perceptions of themselves and the personal motivation factors that contribute to their learning.Finally, this paper will address the relationship students have with their home community and their motivations behind the desire to return upon degree completion or move to a new location.

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