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ERIC Number: EJ1427371
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1949-6591
EISSN: EISSN-1949-6605
"I Found My Home There": Women's Engineering Identity in STEM Student Organizations
Annie M. Wofford; Katie N. Smith; Breann L. Branch
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, v61 n3 p336-350 2024
Motivated by ongoing gender disparities in engineering, the authors qualitatively examine how collegiate STEM student organizations serve as affirming spaces for women's engineering identity development, countering their exclusionary classroom environments. Drawing from interviews and written data with 24 undergraduate women, findings demonstrate how student organizations promote engineering identity through women recognizing themselves as engineers, viewing peers as possibility models, and being recognized by others as engineers. We conclude with practical implications for fostering inclusive engineering environments.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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