Latin* students in engineering : an intentional focus on a growing population / edited by Lara Perez-Felkner, Sarah L. Rodriguez, and Ciera Fluker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pérez-Felkner, Lara, editor.

Rodriguez, Sarah L., editor.

Fluker, Ciera, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

Engineering.

Engineering students--United States.

Engineering students.

Hispanic American college students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2024]

Summary:

The growing population of engineering students who identify as Latin* are underrepresented in the field of engineering. Latin* refers to an individual of Latin American origin or descent, without restricting to a specific gender. The asterisk (*) includes related identity terms such as Latina/é/o/u/x.There is, however, a rising need to train U.S. students in engineering skills to meet the demands of our increasingly technological workforce. Structurally excluding Latin* students hinders their economic and educational opportunities in engineering. Latin* Students in Engineering examines the state of Latin* engineering education at present as well as considerations for policy and practice regarding engineering education aimed at enhancing opportunity and better serving Latin* students. The essays in this volume first consider, theoretically and empirically, the experiences of Latin* students in engineering education and then expand beyond the student level to focus on institutional and social structures that challenge Latin* students' success and retention. Finally, it illuminates emergent work and considers future research, policy, and practice.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

1. Updating the Narrative on Latin* Engineering Students and the Institutions That Could Better Serve Them

Part I: Examining the Experiences of Latin* Students in Engineering

2. The Importance of Engineering Identity for Latinx Students

3. "I Don't Think This Is the Place for You": The Belonging Cues That Latina/o/x Students Receive as They Navigate within and across Engineering Environments

4. Beyond Ethnic Identity: The Intersectional Experience of Latina/o/x Students in Engineering with StereotypeThreats

5. Examining the Funds of Knowledge That Support Latinx Students' Engineering Identity Development and Career Certainty

6. How Latinx Students Engage Social and Navigational Capital to Resist Exclusionary Engineering Education

Part II: Structural Issues and Intersectionality For Latin* Students in Engineering

7. A Critical Mixed Methods Analysis of Latin* Engineering Students in Diverse Contexts

8. Ser marica es pa' machos [Ser bicha é pra macho]: Agency, Activism, and Coping While Engineering

9. Studying Latinas' Experiences in Engineering Courses: Toward a Conceptual Framework

10. The Role of Dual Credits in Socializing Latinx Students for Engineering Fields

11. What about Disabled Latino/a/xs in Engineering?

12. Latina Resilience in Engineering: Strategies of Successin a Hispanic-Serving Institution

13. Empoderamiento a Través del Testimonio: Learning about a College of Engineering's Mission to Become a Latinx-Serving College in a Predominately White Institution

14. Future Directions and Implications for Latin* Engineering

Notes on Contributors

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-9788-3870-0

OCLC:

1442029642