Abstract
There is a documented demand for an educated construction management workforce. To help meet this demand, construction education programs at numerous post-secondary institutions have established objectives and goals to recruit, train, and graduate high-quality students; and, many of these programs are charged with providing educational opportunities to students who have been traditionally underserved in higher education (e.g., female, minority, first generation students, etc.). This study compared the enrollment and retention rates, interdepartmental migration patterns, and student satisfaction and graduation success outcomes of undergraduate students enrolled in a CM program at a public university as a means of identifying trends and equity gaps between student groups. Results indicate many noteworthy trends and equity gaps exist, suggesting that the CM department of interest would be well served to better support female, Latino and other minority students, Pell eligible, and first generation students. Opportunities for future research, evaluation, program initiatives, and limitations are also discussed.
Recommended Citation
Burgoon, Jared M.; Killingsworth, John; Elliott, Jonathan W.; and Weisshaar, Molly M.
(2020)
"Assessing the Equity Gap in Construction Education,"
The Professional Constructor: Vol. 45:
No.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://open.clemson.edu/aic-journal/vol45/iss1/8
