Negotiations of cultural identities by Indian women engineering students in US engineering programmes

Dutta, Debalina

doi:10.1080/17475759.2016.1165727

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“…As it was easier for international men students to find peers with shared interests, they would meet each other outside of class and know each other better. While some of the participants were friends with men, it did not feel as comfortable as being friends with women due to underlying social norms on relationships with the opposite gender (Dutta, 2016).…”

Section: Interactions In Social Contextmentioning

confidence: 98%

Female International Students in Engineering: A Qualitative Review

Gan

Gardner

Daniel

2022

9th Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2021) and 32nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Confere

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When international students relocate overseas to pursue higher education, they undergo transitions in social culture, educational approaches and professional practice. These transitions shape various aspects of their identity (e.g., personal, professional), engineering identity being one of them. Engineering identity is a complex, contested construct that informs how engineering is perceived, how education curricula are developed, and which student it attracts. Due to stereotypes about engineering, white middle-class males continue to dominate the profession. However, there is a need for a more diverse engineering workforce that better represents the society. With female international students' varied journeys and intersectional identities, a closer look at this population will shed light on ways to attract and retain diverse individuals within engineering. PURPOSE OR GOALAs a first step in a larger study about understanding the identities and experiences of female international students, in this paper we ask the following research question: What research has been conducted on female international students in engineering? APPROACH OR METHODOLOGY/METHODSAs a starting point, the following keywords (and their synonyms) are searched on Scopus and targeted journals: 'international student', 'wom*n', 'engineer*'. After the abstracts are screened based on their relevance to the research question, the remaining abstracts are analysed to determine an appropriate scope for this review, and the inclusion and exclusion criteria are refined. References from the included papers are screened and analysed using the same process. ACTUAL OR ANTICIPATED OUTCOMESBased on the search strategy as well as inclusion and exclusion criteria, 6 papers were identified as relevant to the research question, and the findings were qualitatively analysed based on two categories: university and family/society. Discussion on university focussed on female international students' interactions in the social and academic context, while discussion on family/society focussed on the impact of societal perceptions of engineering and gender roles on female international students.

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Section: Interactions In Social Contextmentioning

confidence: 98%

Female International Students in Engineering: A Qualitative Review

Gan

Gardner

Daniel

2022

9th Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2021) and 32nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Confere

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“…The intersection of minority identities may create unique experiences beyond any one minority identity. While intersectionality research has been utilized in qualitative explorations of identity in engineering [16,7], some notable quantitative exceptions can also be found. Ro & Loya utilize an intersectional lens to demonstrate that gender and race should be analyzed together (i.e., Black women vs. Black men) rather than as distinct variables by demonstrating differences in self-assessment of engineering and professional skills [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

WIP: A Case for Disaggregating Demographic Data

Bahnson¹,

Cass²,

Perkins³

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Heather entered the Applied Social and Community Psychology program in the fall of 2014, after completing her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. She has participated in various research projects examining the interaction between stereotypes and science interest and confidence, their influence upon womens' performance in school and the workplace, and their presence in the media and consequences for viewers. Her primary research interest is science identity, STEM education, and participation in online communities.

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“…The impact of neo-racism is such that international students may respond by withdrawing themselves from the community to which they hoped to belong (Halpern & Aydin, 2020;Poyrazli & Lopez, 2007). At other times, international students cope by assimilating and distancing themselves from their heritage languages and cultures (Dutta, 2016;Tavares, 2022a). In any circumstance, these choices significantly affect how the students see their place in the new environment.…”

Section: Transnationalism and Higher Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

From Macau to the United States and Canada

Tavares

2022

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Framed as a narrative inquiry, this investigation focuses on the lived experiences of Seth, a 24-year-old international student from Macau at a university in Ontario prior to the pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were employed to explore the participant’s experiences of belonging and identity formation over the course of his transnational journey. Seth’s story highlights the importance of social interaction for the sociocultural adjustment and academic performance of international students. As universities in Canada prepare to welcome international students for face-to-face instruction in the fall of 2021, this investigation becomes a timely reminder of the importance of adequate socio-academic support for international students.

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Negotiations of cultural identities by Indian women engineering students in US engineering programmes

Cited by 13 publications

References 39 publications

Female International Students in Engineering: A Qualitative Review

Female International Students in Engineering: A Qualitative Review

WIP: A Case for Disaggregating Demographic Data

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