Abstract Background Many engineering education researchers acknowledge that their positionality impacts research. Practices for reporting vary widely and rarely incorporate a nuanced discussion of the impact demographic identities on Researchers holding marginalized or relatively hidden must navigate additional layers regarding transparency positionality. Purpose We identify ways in which research, with particular emphasis identity dimensions. note whether are marginalized, privileged,...

The global pandemic of COVID-19 brought about the transition to Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) at higher education institutions across United States, prompting both students and faculty rapidly adjust a different modality teaching learning. Other crises have induced disruptions academic continuity (e.g., earthquakes, hurricanes), but not same extent as COVID-19, which has affected universities on scale. In this paper, we describe qualitative case study where interviewed 11 second-year...

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...

The field of engineering education has adapted different theoretical frameworks from a wide range disciplines to explore issues education, diversity, and inclusion among others. number that these using critical perspective been increasing in the past few years. In this review literature, we present an analysis draws Freire’s principles andragogy pedagogy. Using set criteria, selected 33 research articles used as part our systematic literature. We argue are necessary develop anti-deficit...

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What do engineering students in 2020 need to know about energy be successful the workplace and contribute addressing society’s issues related energy? Beginning with this question, we have designed a new course for second-year students. Drawing on interdisciplinary backgrounds of our diverse team instructors, aimed provide an introduction all that challenged dominant discourse by valuing students’ lived experiences bringing examples situated different cultural contexts. An Integrated Approach...

Abstract The University of San Diego's Engineering Exchange for Social Justice (ExSJ) is a framework community partnership and co-created, justice-oriented solutions to socio-technical challenges. core tenets this are community-partnered engineering, engineering education through equitable reciprocal exchange (rather than service) techno-centric) approach. In paper, we share: 1) the ExSJ framework, 2) infrastructure, mechanisms, activities using apply 3) challenges complexities facing as it....

Abstract How could we talk about race in an engineering classroom? What other socially constructed identities? Although diversity and inclusion have become important topics discussed researched within education, these are not easy concepts for most educators to discuss with students the classroom. In this paper, describe examples of class activities that used two courses help learn privilege, its relationship different –isms, such as racism, sexism, classism, ableism, heterosexism, role...

In this paper, we seek to explore the impact of engineering's persisting predominant whiteness in United States. Its maleness is also relevant, and will address a little more below, but what want do here share framework that has helped our thinking space, hope it can inform yours.

Abstract Funds of Knowledge in Hispanic Students’ Communities and Households that Enhance Engineering Design ThinkingReports consistently indicate Hispanics remain profoundly underrepresented the field ofengineering, including undergraduate graduate engineering programs. Unfortunately,many students opt out pipeline as early middle school highschool when they develop beliefs “engineering is not for me” (Aschbacher, Li, & Roth,2010). Several scholars (Stevens et al., 2008) have offered...

Does emphasizing the role of people in engineering influence memorability content? This study is part a larger project through which our team developed new undergraduate energy course to better reflect students’ cultures and lived experiences asset-based pedagogies help students develop sociotechnical mindset problem solving. In this study, class were invited participate semi-structured interviews (n=5) explore effectiveness helping them around issues conceptualize as endeavor. focuses on an...

The lack of diversity in engineering and perpetuation inequities through designs have motivated the rise new curricula centred on integration traditional technical content with social aspects technology. However, 'revolutionizing' has primarily been spearheaded by junior faculty, women faculty colour. This article uses an autoethnographic approach to explore development justice-oriented within from perspectives Drawing feminist critical race theory, we discuss how power dynamics school,...

Abstract This lessons learned paper describes a case study of the Spring 2020 semester when our university pivoted to Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) and how department faculty not only survived, but thrived, during global pandemic. As crisis unfolded going completely remote was considered, responded swiftly anticipate mitigate logistical, pedagogical, psychosocial issues that ERT pandemic brought both for students faculty. In this paper, we describe actions small engineering took weather...

Abstract This Work in Progress paper describes preliminary findings of a qualitative study that explored how critical consciousness manifested engineering learners (n = 33) project-based learning (PBL) unit, specifically an mechanics class context. Typical curricula emphasize technical concepts, which reinforces to problem-solving efforts are solely undertakings devoid socioeconomic, environmental, and political dimensions. narrow emphasis fuels asocial, apolitical, apathetic attitudes...

Abstract A growing body of evidence shows that positive student outcomes are associated with racial/ethnic diversity among university STEM instructors. However, few studies to date have been able provide direct causal identifying the specific mechanism(s) hypothesized drive benefits instructor diversity. Leaving these mechanisms unexplained may lead both receptive and critical readers infer race or ethnicity somehow “natural” categories “cause” such outcomes. In this narrative review, we...

Although engineering institutional bodies uphold public welfare and the impact of on people society, curricula rarely scaffold students to connect their technical learning with sociotechnical perspectives. This paper describes a project-based approach where engaged issues faced by experiencing homelessness better understand nature effective, user-centered, design. We conducted quantitative assessment determine how well in what ways curriculum shifted students’ perceptions about homelessness....

This paper describes the development and implementation of a classroom experience involving problem-based project-based learning with community engagement in an engineering design context. While most User-Centered Design courses ask students to critically analyze synthesize user needs, particularly users who they see as “not like them”, our version is unique having wrestle concepts power, privilege, oppression alongside developing prototypes that address sociotechnical aspects are rarely...

The dominant discourse in engineering education has legitimized certain forms of knowledge while highlighting the perceived "inadequacies" students color through deficit theorizing, positioning them as needing to be "fixed" order functional that system. Unfortunately, these discourses have silenced voices those who are most affected, including Latinxs. While there is a broad range research addresses Latinx engineering, current approaches devoid insider perspectives and methodologies needed...

Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership journal. The views expressed this article do not necessarily reflect ASCE Editorial Board

A curriculum has been designed to help students become Changemaking Engineers with a sense of social responsibility and justice. Courses include: (1) User-Centered Design (UCD) course for first year students, (2) Circuits second (3) an Engineering Social Justice third (4) upper division elective on Peace. Students in UCD learn methods engineering innovation that meet the needs users local community. In Circuits, explore how electrical circuits are related conflict minerals, recycling, design...

Within engineering, Western, White, colonial knowledge has historically been privileged over other ways of knowing. Few engineering educators recognize the impact ethnocentricity and masculinity curriculum on our students. In this paper we argue for a new approach, one which seeks to create an that recognizes great diversity cultural practices exist in world. We begin by reviewing key ideas from three pedagogies not typically incorporated education: Culturally Relevant/Responsive Pedagogy,...

Engineers are increasingly called on to develop sustainable solutions complex problems. Within engineering, however, economic and environmental aspects of sustainability often prioritized over social ones. This paper describes how efficiency were conceptualized interrelated by students in a newly developed second-year undergraduate engineering course, An Integrated Approach Energy. course took sociotechnical approach emphasized modern energy concepts (e.g., renewable energy), current issues...

Abstract Changes in Latino/a Adolescents' Engineering Self-Efficacy and Perceptions of After Addressing Authentic Design Challenges (RTP-Strand 5)Hispanics remain underrepresented engineering careers, a fact that has prompted severalorganizations (National Academy Engineering, 2002; Steering Committee the NationalEngineering Education Research Colloquies, 2006) to call for instructional approaches drawHispanic students into STEM pipeline encourage them stay there. Some research(Aschbacher,...