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Jackson, A., Mentzer, N., & Kramer‐Bottiglio, R. (2021). Increasing gender diversity in engineering using soft robotics. Journal of Engineering Education, 110(1), 143-160.
Jackson, Andrew, Nathan Mentzer, and Rebecca Kramer‐Bottiglio. "Increasing gender diversity in engineering using soft robotics." Journal of Engineering Education 110.1 (2021): 143-160.
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Increasing gender diversity in engineering using soft robotics.

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Jackson, Mentzer

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Background There is a well‐known gender disparity in the engineering field. Three of the most important factors related to the participation of women in engineering are differences in perceived societal relevance, technical self‐efficacy, and tinkering self‐efficacy. Purpose/Hypothesis Soft robotics is a relatively new engineering application with the potential to address these three factors. We investigated whether participation in a soft robotics design experience would improve students'—especially girls'—perceptions of …

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