Informal community spaces, mentoring and representation: unpacking factors that influence African American engineering undergraduates
Informal community spaces, mentoring and representation: unpacking factors that influence African American engineering undergraduates
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非正式社区空间、指导和代表：揭示影响非裔美国工程本科生的因素
DOI：
10.1108/ijmce-06-2020-0032
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发表时间：
2021
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
C. Okwudire
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作者：
Anu Tuladhar;Carin Queener;J. Mondisa;C. Okwudire
目的在本文中，我们研究了参加两个师生指导项目的非裔美国工程本科生的经历。这项工作提供了关于增强学生高等教育经历的重要因素的批判性见解（例如，对非正式社区空间、指导和代表的需求）。设计/方法/途径使用顺序解释性混合方法，对参与者进行了调查和采访，了解他们在指导计划中的经历。使用基本统计方法和主题分析对数据进行分析。调查结果调查结果表明，学生在非正式社区空间中取得了成功，在这些空间中，代表使他们能够建立通过共享空间中的共同身份自然培养的指导关系。研究局限性/影响鉴于该计划的规模较小，样本人口有限。实际影响为了有利于学生的发展，指导计划实践应考虑为共同种族的学生和教师提供资金和空间。 原创性/价值这项工作确定了支持少数族裔学生在工程领域发展的明确指导计划因素。
PurposeIn this article, we examine the experiences of African American engineering undergraduate students who participated in two student–faculty mentoring programs. This work provides critical insights about important factors that enhance students' experiences in higher education (e.g. the need for informal community spaces, mentoring and representation).Design/methodology/approachUsing a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach, participants were surveyed and interviewed about their experiences in the mentoring programs. Data were analyzed using basic statistical methods and thematic analysis.FindingsFindings indicate that students prosper in informal community spaces, where representation allows them to build mentoring relationships that are fostered naturally through common identities in a shared space.Research limitations/implicationsGiven the intimate size of the program, the sample population was limited.Practical implicationsTo benefit student development, mentoring program practices should consider dedicating funding and space for students and faculty of shared racial backgrounds and lived experiences to meet informally.Originality/valueThis work identifies explicit mentoring program factors that support the development of minoritized students in engineering.