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Bigelow, B F, Bilbo, D, Ritter, L, Mathew, M and Elliott, J W (2016) An evaluation of factors for retaining female students in construction management programs. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 12(01), 18-36.
El-Mashaleh, M S, Hyari, K H, Bdour, A N and Rababeh, S M (2016) A multi-attribute decision-making model for construction enterprise resource planning system selection. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 12(01), 66-79.
Elliott, J W, Thevenin, M K and Lopez del Puerto, C (2016) Role of gender and industry experience in construction management student self-efficacy, motivation, and planned behavior. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 12(01), 3-17.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: planned behavior; construction management; graduates; self-efficacy; motivation; gender; higher education; college graduates; construction industry
- ISBN/ISSN: 1557-8771
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2015.1016137
- Abstract:
The construction management (CM) profession is projected to grow over the next several years and a bachelor's degree coupled with industry experience produces the best CM employment prospects. Many CM undergraduate programs boast job placement rates of 90% to 100%, suggesting an unmet demand for graduates. Females are the largest untapped source of labor for the construction industry, yet are underrepresented at 6% to 10% of CM professionals and undergraduates. A young adult's decisions regarding career pathways and college attendance depend on several factors, including one's sense of self-worth. Self-efficacy and motivation are predictors of students' educational pursuits, persistence, and performance. This study investigated undergraduate CM students' (n = 587) construction education domain-level self-efficacy (CESE), motivation (CEM), and planned behavior (CEPB) by gender, as well as level of hands-on and management-based construction experience. Results of the t-test revealed the female CM students had higher CEM than their male counterparts (p = .025). ANOVA indicated student with hands-on and management-based construction experience reported higher level of CESE than those without experience (p = .002 and p = .027, respectively). ANOVA post-hoc analysis, study implication and limitations, as well as opportunities for further research are discussed.;The construction management (CM) profession is projected to grow over the next several years and a bachelor's degree coupled with industry experience produces the best CM employment prospects. Many CM undergraduate programs boast job placement rates of 90% to 100%, suggesting an unmet demand for graduates. Females are the largest untapped source of labor for the construction industry, yet are underrepresented at 6% to 10% of CM professionals and undergraduates. A young adult's decisions regarding career pathways and college attendance depend on several factors, including one's sense of self-worth. Self-efficacy and motivation are predictors of students' educational pursuits, persistence, and performance. This study investigated undergraduate CM students' (n = 587) construction education domain-level self-efficacy (CESE), motivation (CEM), and planned behavior (CEPB) by gender, as well as level of hands-on and management-based construction experience. Results of the t-test revealed the female CM students had higher CEM than their male counterparts (p = .025). ANOVA indicated student with hands-on and management-based construction experience reported higher level of CESE than those without experience (p = .002 and p = .027, respectively). ANOVA post-hoc analysis, study implication and limitations, as well as opportunities for further research are discussed.;
Glick, S, Folkestad, J and Banning, J (2016) Construction management dissertation abstracts: A bounded qualitative meta-study. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 12(01), 54-65.
Wao, J O, Ries, R, Flood, I, Lavy, S and Ozbek, M E (2016) Relationship between admission gre scores and graduation gpa scores of construction management graduate students. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 12(01), 37-53.