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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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Jason Zapka, Youngstown State University; John Martin, Youngstown State University

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Diversity

for art and design education in the stemconversation,” Art Education, pp. 41-47, Mar. 2012.[9] American Society for Engineering Education. “The green report- engineering education for achanging world,” 2010.[10] S. Ghanbari. “Learning across disciplines: A collective case study of two universityprograms that integrate the arts with stem,” International Journal of Education & the Arts, vol.16, no. 7, pp. 1-21, 2015.[11] E. Perignat and J. Katz-Buonincontro. “STEAM in practice and research: An integrativeliterature review,” Thinking Skills and Creativity, vol. 31, pp. 31-43, 2019.[12] S. Spuzic, R. Narayanan, K. Abhary, H. K. Adriansen, S. Pignata, F. Uzunovic, and X.Guang. “The synergy of creativity and critical thinking in engineering

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Bhuvana Ramachandran, University of West Florida; Chathapuram Ramanathan, University of West Florida,; Mohamed Khabou, University of West Florida

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Diversity

suggested for low female graduation rates include,lack of female engineering role models, misconceptions of what it is like to be an engineer, andhaving fewer technical problem-solving opportunities through K-12 compared to males. Lack ofconfidence is another critical issue that results in female engineering students switching majors.Therefore, designing and developing policies to tap into the potential of women and theircontribution in this vital sector, requires understanding of how gender is related to participation,and success.Historically, in the development field, societies were viewed from a deficit perspective, as opposedto strength. Societies were classified as developed, under-developed, and least developed; or firstworld, second world