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Banerjee, S (2007) Statistical, empirical and mechanistic fragility analysis of concrete bridges, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of California, Irvine.
de Leon, D E (1996) Integrating socioeconomics in the development of criteria for optimal aseismic design of r/c buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of California, Irvine.
Esmaili, O (2014) Developing a rapid seismic performance based rating system in safety assessment of buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of California, Irvine.
Montoya, J L (2023) Promoting equitable pathways in engineering and career technical education, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of California, Irvine.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: education; gender; women; careers; action research; ethnography
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2894615424
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My dissertation addresses three studies which ask broadly: What are the predictive metrics of functioning AS-CTE pathways? Can students’ perceptions of these pathways be changed? Are these pathways equitable for female students?In my first study, I take a step toward better understanding the metrics that explain functioning AS-CTE pathways. Through ethnography, I observed that when social mobility was added as a metric of high-quality PBL with AS-CTE in a predictive framework of education success, attendance levels improved.In my second study, I investigated an opportunity gap (Ladson-Billings, 2013) contributing to students’ perceptions that AS-CTE does not lead to advanced STEM degrees. That perception forms a resistance to AS-CTE pathways, hindering efforts to include underrepresented demographics such as women. This study aims to explain to what degree the opportunity gap influences perceptions of obscure high-wage, high-skill careers by youth of an underrepresented demographic.In my final study, I investigated how AS-CTE pathways present barriers to inclusion through hegemonic masculinity (Connell & Messerschmidt, 2005). Building on the work of (Tarantino et al., 2016), this study employs a feminization of PBL mentor intervention to help break down the barriers of hegemonic masculinity in secondary STEM-CTE classrooms. Through ethnographic action research (Hartmann et al., 2009), I found evidence that the humanizing of our VDC-PBL intervention allowed for sites of resistance to gender norms.These studies make three important and timely contributions to the field of AS-CTE and engineering education more broadly. First, I uncover and remediate an ineffective metric of program efficacy, then reveal an opportunity gap which impacts marginalized youth more acutely, and finally I reveal a toxic masculinity within AS-CTE pathways which further impacts those with compounding marginalizations. While uncovering these trends, I offer recommendations to remediate these issues, while also highlighting what is working for these pathways.
Tsai, M-T (2008) Real option-based procurement for transportation services, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of California, Irvine.
Wang, K (2017) Real options models for better investment decisions in road infrastructure under demand uncertainty, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of California, Irvine.