Removing Invisible Barriers and Changing Mindsets to Improve and Diversify Pathways in Engineering

Autor/inn/en	Simmons, Denise R.; Lord, Susan M.
Titel	Removing Invisible Barriers and Changing Mindsets to Improve and Diversify Pathways in Engineering
Quelle	In: Advances in Engineering Education, (2019), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1941-1766
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Student Diversity; Barriers; Racial Discrimination; Gender Discrimination; Access to Education; Intervention; Disproportionate Representation; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Racial bias; Rassismus; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Collegestudent
Abstract	Supporting diverse students in engineering education is considered a critical unsolved issue facing engineering education. The field continues to suffer from a lack of diversity and struggles to recruit and retain underrepresented students. We argue that structural barriers prevent equitable participation. In this paper, we examine structural barriers - specifically racism and sexism - experienced by underrepresented students in engineering education and highlight useful interventions. We then call for action to improve and diversify educational pathways in engineering. Specifically, we call for and highlight examples of rethinking mindsets for research and instruction. Lastly, we call for the engineering education community to work together in changing the culture of engineering education while highlighting the key role of the allies. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01