Engineering and Social Justice: In the University and Beyond

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Contents Foreword vii Reflections on engineering and social justice in teaching, learning, and research Karl A. Smith Introduction 1 In the university and beyond Caroline Baillie, Alice L. Pawley, and Donna Riley Teaching and learning: Bringing social justice into the engineering classroom Chapter 1 11 Developing human-centered design practices and perspectives through service-learning Monica E. Cardella, Carla B. Zoltowski, and William C. Oakes Chapter 2 31 An ethnographic study of social justice themes in engineering education George D. Ricco and Matthew W. Ohland Research: Developing projects and outcomes that promote social justice Chapter 3 59 What counts as “engineering”: Toward a redefinition Alice L. Pawley Chapter 4 87 Waste for life: Socially just materials research Caroline Baillie Chapter 5 107 Turbulent fluid mechanics, high speed weapons, and the story of the Earth George Catalano Engagement: Serving local and global communities Chapter 6 123 Community colleges, engineering, and social justice Lisa A. McLoughlin Chapter 7 143 Low socioeconomic status individuals: An invisible minority in engineering Michele L Strutz, Marisa K. Orr, and Matthew W. Ohland Chapter 8 157 Viewing access and persistence in engineering through a socioeconomic lens Matthew W. Ohland, Marisa K. Orr, Valerie Lundy-Wagner, Cindy P. Veenstra, and Russell A. Long Chapter 9 181 An alternative tour of Ford Hall: Service toward education and transformation Donna Riley Index 201 ...