Latin* Students in Engineering

An Intentional Focus on a Growing Population

Lara Perez-Felkner, Sarah L. Rodriguez, Ciera Fluker (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

302 Seiten

2024
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-1-9788-3868-0 (ISBN)

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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.

LARA PEREZ-FELKNER is associate professor of higher education and sociology at Florida State University, Tallahassee. . SARAH L. RODRIGUEZ is associate professor of engineering education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. CIERA FLUKER is an associate researcher at Florida State University, Tallahassee.

Foreword

Michelle M. Camacho

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

Lara Perez-Felkner, Sarah L. Rodriguez, and Ciera Fluker

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

2 The Importance of Engineering Identity for Latinx Students

Sarah L. Rodriguez, Maria L. Espino, Morgan Nichols, and Brian D. Le

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

Tonisha B. Lane, Blanca Rincón, and René Hernandez

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

Erin Doran, Elizabeth Turochy, Michael A. Perez, Christina Poleacovschi, and Timothy Yuen

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

Dina Verdín

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

Renata A. Revelo and Janice Mejía

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

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

Lara Perez-Felkner, Ciera Fluker, and Da’shay Templeton

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

Héctor E. Rodríguez-Simmonds, Leonardo Pollettini Marcos, Cristián Vargas-Ordóñez, and Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz

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

Selyna Pérez Beverly and Lisa R. Lattuca

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

Taryn Ozuna Allen, Christine Hall, and Courtney Matthews

11 What about Disabled Latina/o/xs in Engineering?

Lisette E. Torres and Krystal Peralez

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

Elsa M. González and Emma Claudia Pérez

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

Diana Garza, Adriana Facundo, Ulises Trujillo Garcia, and Esther A. Enright

14 Future Directions and Implications for Latin* Engineering

Lara Perez-Felkner, Ciera-Fluker, and Sarah L. Rodriguez

Notes on Contributors

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	22.08.2024
Co-Autor	Tonisha B. Lane, Maria L Espino
Zusatzinfo	8 B-W images & 15 tables
Verlagsort	New Brunswick NJ
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Technik
ISBN-10	1-9788-3868-9 / 1978838689
ISBN-13	978-1-9788-3868-0 / 9781978838680
Zustand	Neuware