TY - GEN
T1 - Special Session
T2 - 49th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2019
AU - Jennings, Madeleine
AU - Kellam, Nadia
AU - Coley, Brooke
N1 - Funding Information:
We wish to thank all of our participants that contributed their stories for this study and the institutions that gave us access to their makerspaces and students. Without all of you this (and all future studies) would have not been possible. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant number 1636475.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Many engineering students from marginalized populations have had negative experiences regarding their identities (race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, etc.) as a result of the culture in engineering. These negative experiences may range from microaggressions regarding a person's marginalized identity - 'It's impressive for a woman to be in engineering'-to outright discrimination, such as being called a demoralizing slur by a peer. Often associated with these experiences is a lack of support or intervention from faculty, advisors, or staff, as well as difficulty finding mentors that students can identify with. This special session aims to share authentic stories from diverse engineering students to facilitate a discussion of solutions amongst attendees.
AB - Many engineering students from marginalized populations have had negative experiences regarding their identities (race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, etc.) as a result of the culture in engineering. These negative experiences may range from microaggressions regarding a person's marginalized identity - 'It's impressive for a woman to be in engineering'-to outright discrimination, such as being called a demoralizing slur by a peer. Often associated with these experiences is a lack of support or intervention from faculty, advisors, or staff, as well as difficulty finding mentors that students can identify with. This special session aims to share authentic stories from diverse engineering students to facilitate a discussion of solutions amongst attendees.
KW - diversity
KW - faculty development
KW - intervention
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U2 - 10.1109/FIE43999.2019.9028705
DO - 10.1109/FIE43999.2019.9028705
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85082484864
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
BT - 2019 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2019
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 16 October 2019 through 19 October 2019
ER -