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Conversations About Diversity: Institutional Barriers For Underrepresented Engineering Students, Leroy Long Iii, Joel Alejandro Mejia
Conversations About Diversity: Institutional Barriers For Underrepresented Engineering Students, Leroy Long Iii, Joel Alejandro Mejia
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The United States is becoming increasingly more diverse. Specifically, demographics are shifting because of growth among historically underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities, including African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. At the same time, a declining number of skilled workers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields threatens U.S. global competitiveness and national security. Low participation, representation, engagement, and inclusion continue to reduce the intellectual capacity of the U.S. STEM workforce. The aforementioned societal changes require diversity in STEM education and the nation at large. Past research offers additional support for the importance of diversity. For example, racial diversity can …
Measuring The Educational Benefits Of Diversity In Engineering Education: A Multi-Institutional Survey Analysis Of Women And Underrepresented Minorities, Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Leroy L. Long Iii, Michael Steven Williams, Marjorie Luce Dorime-Williams, Derrick L. Tillman-Kelly
Measuring The Educational Benefits Of Diversity In Engineering Education: A Multi-Institutional Survey Analysis Of Women And Underrepresented Minorities, Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Leroy L. Long Iii, Michael Steven Williams, Marjorie Luce Dorime-Williams, Derrick L. Tillman-Kelly
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Changing demographics of the U.S. population drive growing emphases on diversity in engineering education. Still, questions persist about the educational benefits of race and gender diversity within the student population, despite decades of supportive research. The present study sought to estimate the educational benefits that accrue to undergraduate engineering students who interact with diverse peers and perspectives. Furthermore, differences across gender and race were explored. Multi-institutional survey data were analyzed for over 100 undergraduate engineering students using a 2007 administration of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). Findings show that encouraging contact among students from different economic, social, or …