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Work-in-Progress: A Scoping Literature Review of Theoretical Frameworks on Discrimination Against Asian Engineering Students

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Conference

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Portland, Oregon

Publication Date

June 23, 2024

Start Date

June 23, 2024

End Date

June 26, 2024

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 11

Tagged Division

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Tagged Topic

Diversity

Page Count

12

DOI

10.18260/1-2--48528

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/48528

Download Count

121

Paper Authors

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Anjing Dai Arizona State University

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Anjing Dai is a first-year PhD student in Engineering Education at Arizona State University. She received a BS in Biological Science from Peking University, Beijing, and an MS in Biostatistics from Harvard University. Her research interests include data science in engineering education, natural language processing and quantitative methods.

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Xingchen Xu Arizona State University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0009-0002-9163-1694

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Xingchen Xu, who prefers to be called Stars, is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education Systems and Design at Arizona State University. The name Stars comes from the English translation of "Xingchen."

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Li Tan Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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Li Tan is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education Systems & Design in the Polytechnic School at Arizona State University.

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Abstract

This work-in-progress, a scoping literature review, conducts an analysis on the theoretical frameworks pertaining to the discriminations faced by Asian engineering students. In spite of the prevalent perception of Asian students being ‘overrepresented’ in many engineering fields, this label does not eliminate the real discrimination and hurdles they face. Notably, Asian student experiences both common and unique forms of discrimination, yet the literature specifically addressing the particular challenges they face in engineering disciplines is scarce. The study conducts a scoping review of existing studies addressing this critical area and focuses on theoretical frameworks used among them. These frameworks not only shed light on the current research landscape but also provide the direction for future empirical research, by highlighting the values of these frameworks in interpreting this complex socio-cultural phenomenon. The methodology of this scoping literature review is based on the foundational work of Arksey & O'Malley (2005) and Levac et al. (2010). This study identified nine relevant studies and the prevalent theoretical frameworks to be the Model Minority Theory & Stereotype, as well as the Critical Race Theory.

Dai, A., & Xu, X., & Tan, L. (2024, June), Work-in-Progress: A Scoping Literature Review of Theoretical Frameworks on Discrimination Against Asian Engineering Students Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2--48528

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