Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Engineering Fundamentals
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication/Presentation Date
2013
Abstract/Description
Historically underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities (i.e. African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans) have experienced barriers to their success in engineering and related STEM fields. These student populations have had lower degree attainment rates, switch to non-STEM majors more frequently, and experience unique social challenges when compared to White and Asian Pacific Islander counterparts. To examine these findings, nearly 50 interviews were conducted and analyzed in the present study to better understand the academic and social experiences of African American and Latino American men in these fields. Interviews revealed that these students tend to (1) feel alone and invisible, (2) lack same race peers and faculty members, (3) have difficulty applying theory to practice, and (4) lack the pre-college preparation necessary to succeed in STEM fields.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Required Publisher’s Statement
Strayhorn, T. L., Long, L. L., III, Kitchen, J. A., Williams, M. S., & Stentz, M. (2013). Academic and social barriers to Black and Latino male collegians' success in engineering and related STEM fields. Proceedings from 2013 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Strayhorn, T. L., Long, L. L., Kitchen, J. A., Williams, M. S., & Stenz, M. E. (2013). Academic and Social Barriers to Black and Latino Male Collegians' Success in Engineering and Related STEM Fields. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/295
Additional Information
Dr. Long was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.