Engineering a Culture of Public Engagement in the Trump Era—Challenging the Status Quo

Nguyen, Luan Minh

doi:10.24908/ijesjp.v8i1.14211

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“…In STEM areas, community-engaged theories serve as frameworks that link academic learning with practical application in real-world contexts (Nguyen, 2021). These theories emphasize collaboration between educators, students, and community members to address (Barlow and Brown, 2020;Kersey and Voigt, 2021).…”

Section: Community Engaged Engineering Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding community engagement from practice: a phenomenographic approach to engineering projects

Acero,

Ramirez-Cajiao,

Baillie

2024

Front. Educ.

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IntroductionEngineering professors involved in community projects strive to enhance engagement through a combination of social sciences and engineering methodologies. Recognizing the growing importance of critical methodologies, particularly those rooted in social justice and community design, researchers have explored their impact on fostering meaningful collaborations between engineers, students, and community partners.MethodsThis study employs a phenomenographic approach to explore how a cohort of engineering professors, students, and community members conceptualize their participation in community-engaged practices.ResultsOur findings reveal a nuanced outcome space comprising five distinct ways in which individuals perceive their community engagement: as interdisciplinary endeavors, addressing community issues, engaging in co-design, and addressing systemic barriers. These conceptual frameworks elucidate a progression in the depth of engineers’ involvement with the community, underscoring the significance of systems literacy and social justice in more intricate contexts.DiscussionThese results advocate for engineers to adopt an active membership approach, emphasizing collaboration, when working on engineering projects within communities, as opposed to adopting passive roles that may undermine the impact of community engagement.ConclusionIn conclusion, a deeper understanding of the varied conceptualizations of community engagement among engineering professors, students, and community members underscores the importance of adopting proactive roles and fostering collaborative approaches in community projects.

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Section: Community Engaged Engineering Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%