Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Burt, Brian A.
• Williams, Krystal L.
• Palmer, Gordon J. M.

Titel

It Takes a Village: The Role of Emic and Etic Adaptive Strengths in the Persistence of Black Men in Engineering Graduate Programs

Ist Teil von

• American educational research journal, 2019-02, Vol.56 (1), p.39-74

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

ERIC

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Black men, underrepresented in engineering, constitute a missing segment of the population who could contribute to the global knowledge economy. To address this national concern, stakeholders need additional research on strategies that aid in Black men's persistence. This study explores the experiences of 30 Black men in engineering graduate programs. Three factors are identified as helping them persist from year to year, and in many cases through completion of the doctorate: the role of family, spirituality and faith-based community, and undergraduate mentors. The article concludes with implications for future research and professional practice that may improve the experiences of Black men in engineering graduate programs, which may also increase the chances that they will remain in the engineering workforce.