DocumentCode :
654425
Title :
Latinos and Latinas in the borderlands of education Researching minority populations in engineering
Author :
Lord, S.M. ; Camacho, Michelle Madsen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
fYear :
2013
fDate :
23-26 Oct. 2013
Firstpage :
561
Lastpage :
566
Abstract :
We use the “borderlands of education” as a metaphor for studying processes of educational exclusion in engineering and the social forces that create them. Latinas in engineering education occupy intersecting borderlands. On the path to higher education, they face numerous societal obstacles. As women, they are on the margins of the masculine space of engineering. Though Latinas in engineering comprise a very small group, through their voices and experiences, we illuminate broader structural problems within engineering education.
Keywords :
engineering education; further education; gender issues; Latinas; Latinos; borderlands of education; educational exclusion; engineering education; higher education; masculine space; minority populations; societal obstacles; Color; Communities; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Sociology; Statistics; Hispanic; Latina; Latino; engineering; underrepresented minorities; women in engineering;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Oklahoma City, OK
ISSN :
0190-5848
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2013.6684886
Filename :
6684886
Link To Document :
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