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Cultural capital in urban communities as a pathway to engineering at a predominantly white institution: Narratives of African American women in engineering

Fuselier Thompson, Diane ReneeUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2018

… specifically, 1) As African American girls in urban communities overcome challenging circumstances to succeed in math and science in high school, what experiences do they report as motivating them to pursue engineering at a selective predominantly white institution (PWI)? and 2) What is the …

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