The aim of this review is to summarize the use of identity in theory and practice in the
existing literature and make suggestions for areas of future work in engineering education …

Using a national longitudinal survey data set from the Higher Education Research Institute,
this study tested whether students who identified as a sexual minority (for example, lesbian …

Measures of subject-related role identities in physics and math have been developed from
research on the underlying constructs of identity in science education. The items for these …

Background There is a growing interest in STEAM (STEM+ the Arts) education as a means
to enhance the creativity of STEM students and broaden interest in STEM fields. Many art …

This article considers whether the disparate socioeconomic circumstances of families in
which white, black, and Hispanic children grow up account for the racial and ethnic gaps in …

Background Social identity theory has been used to understand student and professional
engagement in engineering. Engineering identity development, however, can be disrupted …

Background Research in engineering education has highlighted the importance of identity
and motivation for a number of student outcomes, including persistence. However, these …

Backgrounds This study examined how developing an engineering identity through the
interplay between interest, recognition, and performance/competence beliefs and …

Identity is emerging as an underlying explanation for persistence in engineering, but few
prior studies have directly measured the engineering identity of engineering students, nor …

Background Students' identities and sense of belonging in a program affect whether they
stay in engineering. Research suggests that students' ways of knowing and beliefs about …