Background The evolving transformations of our society at large, academic institutions, and
engineering discipline in the 21st century have profound implications for the nature of …

Background The affinity research group (ARG) model is a set of practices built on a
cooperative team framework to support the creation and maintenance of dynamic and …

Background and context Historically underrepresented youth in computer science
persistently experience barriers making it difficult to see themselves in the computer science …

Research experience has been proven to be effective in enhancing the overall educational
experience for undergraduate students. In this article, two engineering research projects …

The affinity research approach also known as the Kawakita Jiro or KJ method,(also referred
to as an “affinity diagram”) was created by Japanese anthropologist Jiro Kawakita in the …

This work in progress describes the overall initiative in the program for engineering access,
retention, and low-income-student success. It discusses the program structure …

This paper assesses the effectiveness of an intervention model aimed at propelling low-
income, academically talented (LIAT) engineering students in a Hispanic Serving Institution …

Teacher-centered instruction has been widely adopted in college computer science
classrooms and has some benefits in training computer science undergraduates …

This paper presents an innovative approach, applicable to all research-based fields, that
identifies and broadly engages future computer science researchers. The Computing …

For the last seven years, a summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates site in
structural engineering, funded by the National Science Foundation, has operated at the …