An Initial Exploration of Hidden Curriculum in Engineering

Authors

Idalis Villanueva, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Purdue University Engineering Education Department Research Seminar

Location

West Lafayette, IN

Publication Date

1-11-2018

Award Number

NSF, Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) 1653140

Funder

NSF, Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)

Abstract

The goal of this research seminar is to present the development of a survey designed to assess hidden curriculum (HC) in engineering.

HC consists of the unwritten norms, values, and beliefs that are carried among dominant social actors but that are not readily available to underrepresented populations. While HC has been explored extensively in educational, business, and psychological research, in engineering it is severely underexplored. Constructs on HC awareness, emotions, self-efficacy, and self-advocacy were purposefully selected to gain a more holistic sense of what underrepresented populations (primarily Latinx populations and to some extent African American, Asian, and other minority groups) experience in their engineering cultures and environments.

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Recommended Citation

I. Villanueva. An initial exploration of hidden curriculum in engineering, Purdue University Engineering Education Department Research Seminar, January 20, 2018.