Female students have long been underrepresented in engineering. However, the increasing use of project- and problem-based learning (PBL) approaches raises new questions regarding how power dynamics shape their lived experiences during collaborative teamwork. This episode features Sandra Ireri Cruz Moreno and Shannon Chance (Technological University Dublin). We talk about the winner of the ‘Best Research Paper’ at the SEFI 2025 Conference entitled “Evolving gender dynamics in teamwork experiences among female engineering students in PBL settings”.

Follow this link to read the full paper.

Timestamps

0.00 Podcast introduction

0.28 Introduction to the episode

1.12 Overview of the work and how it came about

2.44 Summary of the paper

4.48 The research gap

6.42 PBL at TU Dublin

8.30 Research aims and questions

9.02 Theoretical frameworks

11.50 Approach

16:00 Data collection and analysis

17.38 Findings

23.20 Implications for practice

24.57 Implications for research

Other resources

Cruz Moreno, S. I., & Chance, S. (2024). Exploring analytical frameworks to investigate power dynamics in collaborative learning in engineering education. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of SEFI, Lausanne, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14256915

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