Articulating a Succinct Description uses ethnographic data to create case study interventions facilitated with people who belong to the culture with whom the ethnographer is engaged. We do so in order to disseminate research findings, address problems presented in the case, and collect additional data for further collective analysis. Further, Articulating a Succinct Description is designed as a means of intervention for underrepresented group members to be heard and gain support and promote equity engagement among majority members in efforts to create more inclusive cultures. In this paper, we validate this method using findings from its application with engineering students at a public university. This method allowed us to view engineering culture not as monolithic, but rather as one with multiple sets of cultural beliefs, values, and behaviors. In particular, we noted a behavior among students we’ve called Swing Staters, who expressed meritocratic beliefs, yet, who we argue, may be critical to reducing bias in engineering education. These findings, analyzed along interwoven threads of race and gender, demonstrate the efficacy of the Articulating a Succinct Description method and contribute to efforts in engineering education to advance pedagogical tools to reduce bias and exclusions in these fields.

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表达简洁的描述：一种促进文化变革的应用方法

阐明简洁的描述使用民族志数据来创建案例研究干预措施，以促进属于民族志学家所从事的文化的人。我们这样做是为了传播研究结果，解决案例中出现的问题，并收集更多数据以进行进一步的集体分析。此外，阐明简洁的描述旨在作为一种干预手段，让代表性不足的群体成员发表意见并获得支持，并促进多数成员之间的平等参与，努力创造更具包容性的文化。在本文中，我们使用公立大学工程专业学生的应用结果验证了这种方法。这种方法让我们不再将工程文化视为单一的，而是将其视为具有多种文化信仰、价值观和行为的文化。特别是，我们注意到我们称之为摇摆状态的学生的一种行为，他们表达了精英主义的信念，但我们认为，他们可能对减少工程教育中的偏见至关重要。这些发现，沿着种族和性别的交织线索进行分析，证明了阐明简洁描述方法的有效性，并有助于工程教育努力推进教学工具，以减少这些领域的偏见和排斥。