input from others, 4) learningfrom failure.Understanding the Purpose of the CourseAs this was the first time the course was offered, there were a few different understandings aboutwhat the course was about. Some students thought the course might prepare them with financialmanagement skills for after college, how to communicate in the workplace, or how to besuccessful in graduate school. As one mechanical engineering student noted: I don't remember this correctly, but when I signed up for the course, I think, the idea was that this would be a little bit more of like the skills for when you actually leave college. So, for example, ... like taxes or, you know … how would you communicate with people who are higher status
’ scholarship investigated stu- dent teams in engineering, faculty communities of practice, and the intersectionality of multiple identity dimensions. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion in STEM, intersectionality, teamwork and communication skills, assessment, and identity construction. Her teaching philosophy focuses on student centered approaches such as culturally relevant pedagogy. Dr. Cross’ complimentary professional activities promote inclusive excellence through collaboration.Mr. Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Joseph Mirabelli is an Educational Psychology graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign with a focus in Engineering
the department as morewelcoming for White, male and US-born students than for students with any of the otherremaining identities. Perceptions of climate were related negatively to reports of bias andpositively to perceived faculty support and safety. Positive peer relations were stronglypositively related to engineering identity; microaggressions weakly negatively related. Studentswished for more diverse and inclusive faculty and found peer relations while working in groupsto be particularly important to their identification with their disciplines.This survey study was augmented by a qualitative study that involved sixteen focus groups andsix individual interviews in the exploration of undergraduate engineering students’ perceptionsof their
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