How Does Identity Shape the Experiences of Women of Color Engineering Students? |
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| Authors: | Erika D Tate Marcia C Linn |
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| Institution: | (1) Education in Math, Science and Technology Program, Graduate, School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, 4611 Tolman Hall MC #1670, Berkeley, California, 94720 |
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| Abstract: | This study seeks to understand the experiences of women of color engineering students who persist and identify some of the
dilemmas they face. Evidence emerged that students formulate multiple identities to help them persist in their engineering
programs. We assess the role that identity plays in the experiences of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
women of color. This paper applies a multiple identities framework and presents students' experiences through the lenses of
three emergent identities: academic, social, and intellectual. We discuss possible implications of the findings for academic
and social support programs in higher education. We also identify some implications for precollege instruction. |
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| Keywords: | engineering multiple identities female underrepresented |
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