Latinos and the exclusionary space of engineering education

被引：16

作者：

Camacho M.M. ^{[1
]}

Lord S.M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

来源：

Latino Studies | 2013年 / 11卷 / 1期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

engineering; engineering education; Latino youth; STEM;

D O I：

10.1057/lst.2012.57

中图分类号：

学科分类号：

摘要：

Popular ideas about retention in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) suggest that women and minorities are at the greatest risk for dropping out or switching majors. However, recent data show that Latinos/Latinas who matriculate into engineering persist at the same rates as their White counterparts. Still, few college-bound Latinos and Latinas choose engineering education as a pathway; some researchers have argued that engineering has an exclusionary culture. Here we disaggregate engineering from the larger STEM category, argue that the larger issue for Latinos/Latinas in engineering is recruitment not retention, and offer strategies for reaching Latino youth.

引用

页码：103 / 112

页数：9

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