Engineering offers new educational opportunities for students, yet also poses challenges
about how to conceptualize the disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science …

Background Methodology refers to the theoretical arguments that researchers use in order to
justify their research methods and design. There is an extensive range of well established …

Physics labs provide a unique opportunity for students to grow their physics identity and
science identity in general since they provide students with an opportunity to tinker with …

The social psychology theory of fixed and growth mindsets offers one reason for observed
underachievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) …

Increasing the participation of underrepresented students, including first-generation college
students, in engineering plays a central role in sustaining the US research and innovation …

From a social constructivist paradigm I explored the experiences of 7 openly gay
engineering students to understand how, if at all, they made sense of the intersections …

Background Despite long‐standing initiatives to improve gender equity across STEM fields,
women's representation in undergraduate engineering programs remains low. STEM faculty …

Background Professional skills are critical in engineering practice. Differing definitions and
lack of empirical evidence make it difficult to help students develop these skills. Purpose …

This exploratory case study examines how various instructional strategies can influence
elementary-aged student discourse patterns during an engineering design challenge. With …

This study examines Chinese international doctoral students' academic socialization into
TESOL discourses and communities. Rooted in the academic discourse socialization theory …