Document Type
Conference Paper
Disciplines
2. ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, 5.3 EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
Abstract
The Hero’s Journey framework has been used by prior scholars to conduct research in engineering and science education. This framework, when used for motif coding, can help identify and organize crucial aspects of a student’s narrative about their trajectory in engineering education. Following this coding technique with narrative smoothing provides a way to convey the story meaningfully and memorably. Our research team recently used this method to study a longitudinal set of interviews conducted with an Irish woman, and we herein extend the value of that work by analyzing the interview of a Kuwaiti woman studying at the same institution in Ireland. By using the Hero’s Journey framework to analyze these women’s stories, we distill core meanings and share findings that are significant for engineering educators. Their stories can help readers empathize with underrepresented students, and better understand the joys, challenges, and realities these students face. Our Kuwaiti protagonist chose to leave engineering, but the story she told can help break through existing cultural stereotypes and help us realize how much more there is to any student’s experience than first meets the eye.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/YBN0-R268
Recommended Citation
Chance, S. M., Direito, I., & Williams, B. (2023, June), Using the Hero’s Journey Monomyth Framework to Understand Students’ Engineering Experiences Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Baltimore, MD. DOI: 10.21427/YBN0-R268
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Publication Details
Paper presented at:
ASEE 2023 Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore Convention Center, MD, June 25-28, 2023.
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