Investigation of factors affecting students educational satisfaction at the railway engineering major

Khadem Sameni, Melody; Heydari Abhari, Mohana

doi:10.22047/ijee.2018.84215.1459

Document Type : Scientific - Research

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor, School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

² B. Eng., School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2018.84215.1459

Abstract

In the past decade and in the pursuit of sustainable development, many countries are paying more attention to the railway transportation. In this research, by simple sampling method, 158 filled questionnaires from 701 students of the School of Railway Engineering were collected to investigate different aspects of major image, level of education and research and job prospects. Content and readability of the questionnaire were done by some faculty members and graduates of this major. Reliability of the questionnaire has been estimated 0.85 by Cronbach’s Alpha. Major findings show that there is high correlation between educational satisfaction and the sense of pride among family and friends with job prospects. Results of the T-test and ANOVA show that there is no statistically meaningful difference between satisfaction of males and females or among sub-disciplines. However, there is statistically meaningful difference between satisfaction of students according to the years of study which has a decreasing trend. At the end some suggestions are proposed for better policy making in the field of railway engineering education.

Keywords

20.1001.1.16072316.1396.19.76.3.9

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Iranian Journal of Engineering Education

Investigation of factors affecting students educational satisfaction at the railway engineering major

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Volume 19, Issue 76 - Serial Number 76
March 2018
Pages 61-77

Investigation of factors affecting students educational satisfaction at the railway engineering major

References

References

Volume 19, Issue 76 - Serial Number 76March 2018Pages 61-77

Volume 19, Issue 76 - Serial Number 76
March 2018
Pages 61-77