ERIC Number: EJ1359745
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 34
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Critically Examining the Role of Habitus for Minoritized Students in a Global Engineering Program
Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, v34 n4 p172-205 Nov 2022
In study abroad programs, overall student participation and the representation of minoritized students continue to rise, but barriers to participation for minoritized students persist, especially in engineering. As we strive to broaden participation in engineering study abroad programs, we must critically examine the experiences of minoritized students who engage in these programs so we can facilitate supportive educational environments. This study examines the experiences of minoritized students in a global engineering study abroad program, using the concept of habitus, a student's collection of identities and embodied cultural capital. We find that students draw on various forms of habitus while studying abroad, connecting their new experiences abroad to their prior experiences. Based on these findings, we make recommendations for designing more equitable and inclusive study abroad programming elements.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Minority Group Students, Engineering Education, Study Abroad, Student Participation, Barriers, Student Experience, Self Concept, Cultural Capital, Prior Learning, Equal Education, Inclusion, Student Diversity, Low Income Students, Educational Benefits, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain; Morocco
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