TY - JOUR
T1 - Insights from a systematic literature review on the role of professional organizations in supporting black engineering students' persistence
AU - London, Jeremi S.
AU - Coley, Brooke Charae
AU - Brisbane, Julia Machele
AU - Huggins, Natali
AU - Gilbert, Karen
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation award #1828659. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© American Society for Engineering Education 2020.
PY - 2020/6/22
Y1 - 2020/6/22
N2 - This paper presents highlights from the first of a three-year NSF-funded project with three aims: 1) advance our understanding of the experiences of successful Black engineering graduates and the outcomes of engagement with identity-related professional organizations; 2) identify mechanisms that support student success via engagement in these organizations; and 3) produce a video series entitled, 'The Wisdom Files, to disseminate stories of engagement and persistence among Black engineering graduate students. This paper will focus on highlights that emerged from the systematic literature review conducted during the first phase of the study. A systematic literature review (SLR) was used to explore and synthesize findings from existing scholarship on the role of professional organizations in supporting Black engineering students' persistence and success in their undergraduate education. The organizations of interest in this study are the National Society of Black Engineers and Black Greek letter organizations in the National Pan Hellenic Council. Extracting critical information and critically evaluating the contents of each article are important steps in conducting a SLR. This paper will present a mapping review of the 23 articles that met the inclusion criteria and a preliminary synthesis of key findings within one of the extracted categories of data. These findings not only shed light on what is already known about this topic but also present opportunities for future studies.
AB - This paper presents highlights from the first of a three-year NSF-funded project with three aims: 1) advance our understanding of the experiences of successful Black engineering graduates and the outcomes of engagement with identity-related professional organizations; 2) identify mechanisms that support student success via engagement in these organizations; and 3) produce a video series entitled, 'The Wisdom Files, to disseminate stories of engagement and persistence among Black engineering graduate students. This paper will focus on highlights that emerged from the systematic literature review conducted during the first phase of the study. A systematic literature review (SLR) was used to explore and synthesize findings from existing scholarship on the role of professional organizations in supporting Black engineering students' persistence and success in their undergraduate education. The organizations of interest in this study are the National Society of Black Engineers and Black Greek letter organizations in the National Pan Hellenic Council. Extracting critical information and critically evaluating the contents of each article are important steps in conducting a SLR. This paper will present a mapping review of the 23 articles that met the inclusion criteria and a preliminary synthesis of key findings within one of the extracted categories of data. These findings not only shed light on what is already known about this topic but also present opportunities for future studies.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85095783201
SN - 2153-5965
VL - 2020-June
JO - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
JF - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
M1 - 878
T2 - 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, ASEE 2020
Y2 - 22 June 2020 through 26 June 2020
ER -