WIP: Identifying structural and cultural characteristics of hispanic-serving institutions in engineering education - A morphogenetic approach
Conference
Hasbún, IM, Strong, AC. (2020). WIP: Identifying structural and cultural characteristics of hispanic-serving institutions in engineering education - A morphogenetic approach
. 2020-June
Hasbún, IM, Strong, AC. (2020). WIP: Identifying structural and cultural characteristics of hispanic-serving institutions in engineering education - A morphogenetic approach
. 2020-June
This work-in-progress (WIP) paper presents the methodological approach of Phase 1 of a larger study exploring how Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) can better serve Latinx engineering students, as illustrated through a particular case study institution. The main goal of Phase 1 is to examine the impacts of the HSI designation on institutional systems and identify the resulting structural and cultural characteristics that may influence the experiences of undergraduate Latinx engineering students. Ultimately, this study seeks to identify how colleges of engineering at HSIs can leverage their institutional systems to enable and sustain educational transformation as they pursue their goals of serving undergraduate Latinx engineering students. This qualitative case study combines Margaret Archer's (1995) morphogenetic approach as a theoretical framework [1] and the Multidimensional Conceptual Framework of Servingness in HSIs [2] to reach the stated goals. It further employs the use of an underutilized form of case studies, the normative (value-laden) case study [3] to connect the results of the study to broader societal values about what it means to serve Latinx engineering students at HSIs. With the ever-increasing number of HSIs and a continued need to redefine the field of engineering towards diversity, equity, and inclusion, the need to explore how HSIs can better serve Latinx engineering students becomes imperative.
