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Critical And Liberative Theories: Applications In Engineering Education, Corin L. Bowen, Aaron W. Johnson
Critical And Liberative Theories: Applications In Engineering Education, Corin L. Bowen, Aaron W. Johnson
ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference 2020 Publications
Background. Higher educational programs in engineering today are seeking to correct disproportionately low enrollment and success rates of minoritized students. However, most diversity-related programming fails to address systems of structural oppression that cause particular students to be underrepresented in higher education. In addition, typical engineering pedagogical methods fail to address the reality and impacts of structural oppression, as educators cannot overcome the effects of structurally oppressive systems through traditional methods of controlling classroom and curriculum.
Purpose. This paper explores the relationship between existing critical and liberative theories and engineering educational systems and re-frames the goals and problems of diversity and …