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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"engineering identity"”.
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Complexity of Engineering Identity: A Study of Freshmen Engineering Students
The General Engineering Program exists at Virginia Tech to provide curriculums that engage, challenge and support entry-level engineers. One important part of this initiative is helping students identify with a specific engineering branch, and overtime develop an identity within it. Yet, there …
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The Engineering Identity Development of Department of the Air Force Women of Color Developmental Engineers
… recruiting and retaining women and minorities in engineering (National Research Council, 2010). This qualitative, phenomenological study is informed by Gee's (2000) theory of four interconnected perspectives of identity, Erickson's (1962) Psychosocial Theory of Development, Godwin's (2016) …
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Engineering familia: the role of a professional organization in the development of engineering identities of Latina/o undergraduates
… and Latinos continue to be underrepresented in engineering. Research has shown that students who identify as engineers during their college years are more likely to persist in engineering (Beam, Pierrakos, Constantz, Johri, & Anderson, 2009; Pierrakos, Beam, Constantz, Johri, & Anderson, 2009). …
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The Association between Identity and Student Engagement in Engineering Undergraduate Students
… increasingly interested in understanding engineering identity among college students as a means to promote student engagement and preserve students in engineering majors. However, there is a lack of psychometrically strong instrument to empirically assess engineering identity. Moreover, …
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MANNING THE TVA: WHITE MASCULINITIES AND ENGINEERING AT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, 1933-1953
… the use of gender and race in constructing U.S. engineering identity. It analyzes individual and institutional identities at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) between 1933 and 1953 through a model of multiple white masculinities. Predominantly drawing on oral histories, autobiographical text, …
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First year engineering students’ perceptions of engineering
Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign has steadily drawn increasingly larger incoming classes of students. With a significant population and a diverse number of programs, these freshmen will be entering a unique engineering culture. This study sought to understand the …
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A unicorn's tale: Examining the experiences of Black women in engineering industry
… and yet they are grossly underrepresented in engineering. They comprise 6.4 % of the U.S. population and only 0.72 % of engineering industry. Meanwhile, engineers have been identified as the key to the United States’ ability to maintain its prominence and leadership in a competitive global …
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This Is Bigger Than Me: A Multiple Case Narrative Analysis of Sociopolitical Development within Black Engineers' Career Journeys
… narratives about the apolitical nature of engineering work and realize the potential of bridging the socio-technical divide. Sociopolitical development (SPD) is an inclination towards social justice, the motivation to address social inequality in surrounding environments, and the formation …
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Investigation of International Service Learning in Engineering Education
… service learning (ISL) has been integrated into engineering education and has become increasingly more popular in co-curricular experiences. While prior research investigates each of these avenues of ISL, we have not investigated how these experiences compare to one another in terms of student …
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Impact of Introducing Technical Design Elements in Makerspace Trainings
… know by the time they reach capstone courses in engineering. To test the effects of introducing a technical makerspace training to students, several steps were taken. First, known barriers to making were explored and organized into categories. Second, Design Expertise was defined as a means to …
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Access, Perceive, Interpret, and Believe: A Longitudinal Phenomenology of Undergraduate Engineering Recognition
How undergraduate engineering students believe that others see or recognize them as engineering people influences how they see themselves as they author an engineering role identity. Despite the importance of recognition in the development of engineering identities, less is known about how the …
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From mechanic to designer: Evolving perceptions of elementary students over three years of engineering instruction
… part to increasing state standards that require engineering in K-12 curricula and the Next Generation Science Standards’ incorporation of engineering outcomes, inclusion of engineering into elementary classrooms is on the rise. Teacher development and experiences in learning about and …
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Smart Home Cybersecurity Challenges: An Assessment of End-User Knowledge and a Training Solution to Mitigate These Challenges
<p>As the digital revolution unfolds, individuals are increasingly transforming their traditional homes into smart homes, adopting semi- and fully automated smart devices. This transformative shift, fueled by advancements in information technology, presents vast social and economic opportunities. …