Blog Season

2

Post

23

Publication Date

12-8-2021

Integrating Social Justice Theory into Engineering Practice

Authors

Letitia Thomas, University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Introduction

Engineering education has historically been limited in developing students’ awareness of social justice issues, even though research tells us that students who are underrepresented (by class, race, gender, etc.) can be empowered and retained when participating in social justice projects related to engineering (Lucena & Leydens, 2015; Mejia, 2017). My goal is to integrate social justice theory into engineering practice, to empower UB students to make a lasting, collective impact in their community. I want students to study and learn social justice themes while becoming more socially and critically conscious about their own influence, as creators of technology.

Original Link

http://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/multimedia/blog/21-22-posts.html#title_1974588089