Problems of Our Own Devising: Individuals' Challenges in Enacting Systemic Changes to Increase the Inclusivity of Engineering Departments

Practices in Engineering Education

“…Looking at the work of going from research to practice gives us insights as to how to do the same translational work regarding diversity and inclusion practices specifically. Although some may find these findings not novel given the extensive number of informal conversations among educators, there exists little scholarship looking to understand the challenges or lived experiences of engineering educators working to incorporate these different activities and practices like the work by Colcer et al [6] . We seek to understand what makes it difficult for educators to incorporate inclusive practices.…”

“…The literature ranges from looking at macro-scale phenomena, such as the culture of engineering, to micro-scale phenomena, such as students' engineering identities. Much research explores the cultural and historical contexts of engineering education that have led to underrepresentation [1], [6] . Studies have also looked at the different dimensions of diversity in STEM beyond the gender and minority spectrum [7] .…”