Engineering, a field that has shaped the world’s industrial and technological base, is ripe for an influx of Latino undergraduate students. Given U.S. Latino population increases, what is the trajectory of Latino participation in engineering education? Using an interdisciplinary lens, we critically examine Latino trends in undergraduate engineering education in the United States. We find that Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are particularly successful at graduating Latino engineers and propose explanatory analyses.
Ingeniería, una disciplina que ha dado forma a la base tecnológica e industrial, está madura para la incursión de estudiantes Latinos de pregrado. Dado el incremento de la población Latina, ¿cuál es la trayectoria de la participación educativa en ingeniería de Latinos? Usando un lente inter-disciplinario, se examinaron críticamente las tendencias de la educación de ingeniería de pre-grado en los Estados Unidos. Se encontró que las Instituciones de Servicio a Hispanos (HSIs) son particularmente exitosas en la graduación de ingenieros Latinos y se proponen análisis explicativos.
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