Latina/o Adolescents' Funds of Knowledge Related to Engineering

• DOI: 10.1002/jee.20117
• Publication Date: 2016-04-10T17:41:44Z
• Authors: Amy Wilson‐Lopez; Joel Alejandro Mejia; Indhira María Hasbún; G. Sue Kasun
• Keywords: 690; Curriculum and Instruction; 4. Education; 05 social sciences; student background; race/ethnicity; design practice; design practice; student background; race/ethnicity; 3. Good health; and Multicultural Education; 0504 sociology; Multilingual; Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education; Bilingual; 0503 education

Abstract Background According to a growing body of research, many Latinas/os experience dissonance between their everyday cultural practices and the prevalent in engineering. This contributes Latinas/os' sense that engineering is “not for me.” Purpose study sought explore meaning relationship funds knowledge found Latina/o adolescents' familial, community, recreational settings. Design/Method ethnographic followed seven groups adolescents as they identified problems communities solved them through design processes. Using modified form constant comparative analysis, we analyzed three data sources: individual interviews, observations group meetings, concurrent or retrospective protocols. We developed coding scheme categorized participants' related Results The skills bodies aligned with practices. Specifically, mapped onto application processes, systems thinking, ethical empathetic reasoning, production processing, use communication construction tools, scientific mathematical knowledge, teamwork. Conclusions Engineering instruction can be reconceptualized third space learning knowing where are actively solicited connected