“We're the unicorns in STEM”: Understanding how academic and social experiences influence sense of belonging for Latina undergraduate students.

SL Rodriguez, JM Blaney - Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Framed by Strayhorn's (2012) model of sense of belonging, this study examined the
influence of academic and social collegiate experiences on the sense of belonging of …

Research literature on women of color in undergraduate engineering education: A systematic thematic synthesis

M Ong, N Jaumot‐Pascual, LT Ko - Journal of Engineering …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background To address social disparities and generate an innovative workforce,
engineering higher education should provide learning environments that benefit students …

Predictors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics choice options: A meta-analytic path analysis of the social–cognitive choice model by gender and …

RW Lent, HB Sheu, MJ Miller, ME Cusick… - Journal of counseling …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
We tested the interest and choice portion of social–cognitive career theory (SCCT; Lent,
Brown, & Hackett, 1994) in the context of science, technology, engineering, and …

Inside the double bind: A synthesis of empirical research on undergraduate and graduate women of color in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

M Ong, C Wright, L Espinosa… - Harvard educational …, 2011 - meridian.allenpress.com
In this article, Maria Ong, Carol Wright, Lorelle Espinosa, and Gary Orfield review nearly forty
years of scholarship on the postsecondary educational experiences of women of color in …

Why do students choose engineering? A qualitative, longitudinal investigation of students' motivational values

HM Matusovich, RA Streveler… - Journal of Engineering …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background Recently published reports call for an increase in the number of engineering
graduates and suggest appropriate characteristics that these graduates should embody …

Invisible innovators: How low-income, first-generation students use their funds of knowledge to belong in engineering

JM Smith, JC Lucena - Engineering Studies, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Though engineering is often perceived as a pathway of upward mobility in the United States,
very little is known about the experiences of undergraduate engineering students who come …

Women of color in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)

DR Johnson - New Directions for Institutional Research, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Treating women as a homogeneous group obscures important racial and ethnic differences
among women in STEM. This chapter focuses on the experiences of women of color in …

The role of social capital in the experiences of Hispanic women engineering majors

JP Martin, DR Simmons, SL Yu - Journal of Engineering …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Women and minorities remain significantly underrepresented in the
undergraduate engineering disciplines despite decades‐long recruitment and retention …

Investigating the effect of 3D simulation based learning on the motivation and performance of engineering students

C Koh, HS Tan, KC Tan, L Fang… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background Simulation‐based Learning (SBL) was used in Machining Technology, a sixty‐
hour module for second year engineering students, at the School of Engineering at Temasek …

Feminist theory in three engineering education journals: 1995–2008

K Beddoes, M Borrego - Journal of Engineering Education, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background Women remain underrepresented in engineering despite decades of effort.
Feminist theory may explain why some well‐intentioned efforts actually reinforce the very …