The growing population of engineering students who identify as Latinx are underrepresented in the field of engineering. There is, however, a rising need to train U.S. students in engineering skills to meet the demands of our increasingly technological workforce. Structurally excluding Latinx students hinders their economic and educational opportunities in engineering. Latin* Students in Engineering examines the state of Latinx engineering education at present as well as considerations for policy and practice regarding engineering education aimed at enhancing opportunity and better serving Latinx students. The essays in this volume first consider, theoretically and empirically, the experiences of Latinx students in engineering education and then expand beyond the student level to focus on institutional and social structures that challenge Latinx students' success and retention. Finally, it illuminates emergent work and considers future research, policy, and practice.
Foreword: Michelle Camacho
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction: Updating the Narrative on Latin* Engineering Students and the Institutions That Could Better Serve Them
Part I: Examining the Experiences of Latin* Students in Engineering
Chapter 2: The Importance of Engineering Identity for Latinx Students
Sarah L. Rodriguez, Maria L. Espino, Morgan Nichols; Brian D. Le
Chapter 3: “I Don’t Think This is the Place for You”: The Belonging Cues that Latina/o/x Students Receive as They Navigate Within and Across Engineering Environments
Tonisha B. Lane, Blanca Rincon, and René Hernandez
Chapter 4: Beyond Ethnic Identity: The Intersectional Experience of Latina/o/x Students in Engineering with Stereotype Threats
Erin Doran, Christina Poleacovschi, Michael Perez, Timothy Yuen, and Elizabeth Turochy
Chapter 5: Examining the Funds of Knowledge that Support Latinx Students Engineering Identity Development and Career Certainty
Dina Verdín
Chapter 6: How Latinx Students Engage Social and Navigational Capital to Resist Exclusionary Engineering Education
Renata Revelo and Janice Mejia
Part II: Structural Issues and Intersectionality for Latin* Students in Engineering
Chapter 7: A Critical Mixed Methods Analysis of Latin* Students in Diverse Contexts
Lara Perez-Felkner, Ciera Fluker, and Da’Shay Portis Templeton
Chapter 8: Ser marica es pa’ machos [Ser bicha é pra macho]:
Agency, Activism, and Coping While Engineering
Hector E. Rodriguez-Simmonds, Cristián Vargas-Ordóñez, Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Leonardo Pollettini Marcos
Chapter 9: Studying Latinas' Experiences in Engineering Classrooms: Toward a Conceptual Framework
Selyna Pérez Beverly and Lisa Lattuca
Chapter 10: The Role of Dual Credits in Socializing Latinx Students for Engineering Fields
Taryn Ozuna Allen, Christine Hall, and Courtney Matthews
Chapter 11: What About Disabled Latina/o/xs in Engineering?
Lisette E. Torres and Krystal Peralez
Chapter 12: Latina Resilience in Engineering: Strategies of Success in a Hispanic Serving Institution
Elsa M. Gonzalez and Emma C. Perez
Chapter 13: Empoderamiento a Través Del Testimonio: Learning About a College of Engineering’s Mission to Become a Hispanic Serving College in a Predominately White Institution
Diana Garza, Adriana Facundo, Ulises Trujillo Garcia, and Esther Enright
Chapter 14: Future Directions and Implications for Latinx Engineering
Lara Perez-Felkner, Ciera Fluker, and Sarah L. Rodriguez
