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Title: The Electric Guitar Project: Leveraging a Cultural Icon to Build a STEM Identity.
Authors: JONES, TAMECIA1 trjones8@ncsu.edu, SANDERS, SARA2 sjsander@unca.edu
Source: Technology & Engineering Education (TEE). Jan2026, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p39-44. 6p.
Subject Terms: *Engineering education, *STEM education, *Diversity & inclusion policies, *Motivation (Psychology), Electric guitar, Electrical engineering
Abstract: The article focuses on using a custom electric guitar–building project as a culturally relevant, hands-on approach to engage girls and gender-expansive students in engineering and to strengthen their STEM identity. Topics include addressing diversity and inclusion in engineering through music-based learning, teaching physics and electrical engineering concepts via guitar design and fabrication, and applying project-based, scaffolded design processes that increase motivation and value in STEM.
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