工程教育中的LGBTQ不平等
Erin A Cech1, William Rothwell2
1Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Michigan, 500 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109.
概括
工程系的女同性恋,男同性恋,双性恋,变性人和酷尔 (LGBTQ) 学生面临着更大的边缘化,值和负面的健康结果. 这些问题在各机构中普遍存在,这表明需要进行系统性变革.
科学领域:
- 工程教育研究 工程教育研究
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
- 高等教育研究 高等教育研究
背景情况:
- 虽然工程领域的性别和种族/种族不平等已经得到证实,但LGBTQ+体验仍未得到充分研究.
- 之前的研究还没有系统地探索LGBTQ+个人在工程课程中所面临的日常不平等.
- 这项研究解决了理解LGBTQ+身份作为工程教育差异轴的差距.
研究的目的:
- 调查工程中LGBTQ+学生所经历的不平等的普遍性和性质.
- 为了确定LGBTQ+学生是否面临与非LGBTQ+同龄人相比更大的边缘化和他们的工作的值.
- 检查LGBTQ+地位与工程教育中的负面健康和健康结果之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 分析了来自美国八个工程专业的1729名本科生的调查数据.
- 包括141名认定为LGBTQ+的学生,以评估他们的独特经历.
- 对边缘化,值和健康/福祉结果的定量评估.
主要成果:
- 与非LGBTQ+同学相比,LGBTQ+学生报告的边缘化和值水平更高.
- 在LGBTQ+学生中,健康和健康差异与边缘化和值的经历有关.
- 机构间气候的有限变化表明,在工程教育中存在广泛的反LGBTQ+偏见.
结论:
- 迫切需要对工程教育中的LGBTQ+不平等进行反思性研究.
- 呼吁进行制度和文化转变,以减轻反LGBTQ+偏见.
- 强调需要改善工程课程中LGBTQ+学生的支持系统.
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