Engineering Identity Dimensions for Latina/o Student Members of a Professional Engineering Organization

• In Event: Dismantling the Educational Pipeline: Structural Changes That Impact Latina/o Participation in Engineering

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to address retention of Latinas/os in engineering through the study of engineering identity. The following research question guided this study: In what ways and to what extent does membership in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers influence the engineering identity development of Latina and Latino students?
This study contributes to the literature on engineering identity by presenting three new dimensions of engineering identity development for Latina/o students. These dimensions were commitment to community, engineering role modeling, and nurturing an engineering familia.

Author

• Renata Alejandra Revelo Alonso, University of Illinois at Chicago