Differences in Stem Degree Attainment by Region, Ethnicity, and Degree Type
Author: Kimberly A. Koledoye
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 1264
ISBN-13:
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Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2018-09-21
Total Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 0309472733
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe U.S. system of graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has served the nation and its science and engineering enterprise extremely well. Over the course of their education, graduate students become involved in advancing the frontiers of discovery, as well as in making significant contributions to the growth of the U.S. economy, its national security, and the health and well-being of its people. However, continuous, dramatic innovations in research methods and technologies, changes in the nature and availability of work, shifts in demographics, and expansions in the scope of occupations needing STEM expertise raise questions about how well the current STEM graduate education system is meeting the full array of 21st century needs. Indeed, recent surveys of employers and graduates and studies of graduate education suggest that many graduate programs do not adequately prepare students to translate their knowledge into impact in multiple careers. Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century examines the current state of U.S. graduate STEM education. This report explores how the system might best respond to ongoing developments in the conduct of research on evidence-based teaching practices and in the needs and interests of its students and the broader society it seeks to serve. This will be an essential resource for the primary stakeholders in the U.S. STEM enterprise, including federal and state policymakers, public and private funders, institutions of higher education, their administrators and faculty, leaders in business and industry, and the students the system is intended to educate.
Fostering Success of Ethnic and Racial Minorities in STEM
Author: Robert T. Palmer
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-05-07
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 113658918X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo maintain competitiveness in the global economy, United States policymakers and national leaders are increasing their attention to producing workers skilled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Given the growing minority population in the country, it is critical that higher education policies, pedagogies, climates, and initiatives are effective in promoting racial and ethnic minority students’ educational attainment in STEM. Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) have shown efficacy in facilitating the success of racial and ethnic minority students in STEM and are collectively responsible for producing nearly one-third of the nation’s minority STEM graduates. In Fostering Success of Ethnic and Racial Minorities in STEM, well-known contributors share salient institutional characteristics, unique aspects of climate, pedagogy, and programmatic initiatives at MSIs that are instrumental in enhancing the success of racial and ethnic minority students in STEM education. This book provides recommendations on institutional practice, policy, and lessons that any institution can use on their campus to foster better retention and persistence among minority students. Higher Education leaders and administrators interested in encouraging achievement among racial and ethnic minority students in STEM education will find this book a welcomed and timely addition to the discourse on promoting minority student success.
The Latino Student's Guide to STEM Careers
Author: Laura I. Rendón
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2017-09-08
Total Pages: 181
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an essential resource that Latino/a students and families need to make the best decisions about entering and succeeding in a STEM career. It can also serve to aid faculty, counselors, and advisors to assist students at every step of entering and completing a STEM career. As a fast-growing, major segment of the U.S. population, the next generation of Latinos and Latinas could be key to future American advances in science and technology. With the appropriate encouragement for Latinos/as to enter science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers, they can become the creative innovators who will produce technological advances we all need and can enjoy—from faster tech devices to more energy efficient transportation to cures for diseases and medical conditions. This book presents a compelling case that the nation's Hispanic population must be better represented in STEM careers and that the future of America's technological advances may well depend on the Latino/a population. It focuses on the importance of STEM education for Latinos/as and provides a comprehensive array of the most current information students and families need to make informed decisions about entering and succeeding in a STEM career. Students, families, and educators will fully understand why STEM is so important for Latinos/as, how to plan for a career in STEM, how to pay for and succeed in college, and how to choose a career in STEM. The book also includes compelling testimonials of Latino/a students who have completed a STEM major that offer proof that Latinos/as can overcome life challenges to succeed in STEM fields.
STEM Models of Success
Author: J. Luke Wood
Publisher: IAP
Published: 2014-03-01
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 1623964830
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the U.S. focuses on positioning itself to retain and advance its status as a world leader in technology and scientific innovation, a recognition that community colleges are a critical site for intervention has become apparent. Community colleges serve the lion’s share of the nation’s postsecondary students. In fact, 40% of all undergraduate students are enrolled in community colleges, these students account for nearly 30% of all STEM undergraduate majors in postsecondary institutions. These students serve as a core element of the STEM pipeline into four-year colleges and universities via the community college transfer function. Moreover, community colleges are the primary postsecondary access point for non-traditional students, including students of color, first-generation, low-income, and adult students. This is a particularly salient point given that these populations are sordidly underrepresented among STEM graduates and in the STEM workforce. Increasing success among these populations can contribute significantly to advancing the nation’s interests in STEM. As such, the community college is situated as an important site for innovative practices that have strong implications for bolstering the nation’s production and sustenance of a STEM labor force. In recognition of this role, the National Science Foundation and private funding agencies have invested millions of dollars into research and programs designed to bolster the STEM pipeline. From this funding and other independently sponsored inquiry, promising programs, initiatives, and research recommendations have been identified. These efforts hold great promise for change, with the potential to transform the education and outcome of STEM students at all levels. This important book discusses many of these promising programs, initiatives, and research-based recommendations that can impact the success of STEM students in the community college. This compilation is timely, on the national landscape, as the federal government has placed increasing importance on improving STEM degree production as a strategy for America’s future stability in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. Informed by research and theory, each chapter in this volume blazes new territory in articulating how community colleges can advance outcomes for students in STEM, particularly those from historically underrepresented and underserved communities.
Education Supports Racial and Ethnic Equality in STEM.
Author: David N. Beede
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workers are essential to American innovation and competitiveness in an increasingly dynamic and global marketplace. In this report, we examine demographic disparities in STEM education and find that educational attainment may affect equality of opportunity in these critical, high-quality jobs of the future. We find that regardless of race and Hispanic origin, higher college graduation rates are associated with higher shares of workers with STEM jobs. But non-Hispanic Whites and Asians are much more likely than other minority groups to have a bachelor's degree. Other key findings of this report include: Non-Hispanic Whites comprise the largest group of STEM workers, accounting for about seven out of ten STEM worker, which aligns closely with their share of the overall workforce; Non-Hispanic Asians are most likely (42 percent) to graduate college with a STEM degree, while the propensities of other groups are fairly similar (17-22 percent); half of all non-Hispanic Asian workers with STEM degrees have STEM jobs, compared to 30% of Hispanics and non-Hispanic Black and American Indian and Alaska Native workers; one in five STEM workers is foreign-born, of which 63 percent come from Asia; STEM workers in all demographic groups, including the foreign-born, earn more than their non-STEM counterparts. Hispanics and non-Hispanic Blacks receive a significantly larger STEM premium than do non-Hispanic Whites.
Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Author: Anne-Marie Nunez
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-02-11
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 1317601696
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite the increasing numbers of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and their importance in serving students who have historically been underserved in higher education, limited research has addressed the meaning of the growth of these institutions and its implications for higher education. Hispanic-Serving Institutions fills a critical gap in understanding the organizational behavior of institutions that serve large numbers of low-income, first-generation, and Latina/o students. Leading scholars on HSIs contribute chapters to this volume, exploring a wide array of topics, data sources, conceptual frameworks, and methodologies to examine HSIs’ institutional environments and organizational behavior. This cutting-edge volume explores how institutions can better serve their students and illustrates HSIs’ changing organizational dynamics, potentials, and contributions to American higher education.
Increasing STEM Degree Attainment for Underrepresented Populations
Author: Peter M. Plourde
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis qualitative study implements Critical Race Theory and the use of narrative to investigate reasons why rates of degree attainment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) remain particularly low among underrepresented minority (URM) students. Four African Americans who were formerly STEM majors at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) were interviewed to ascertain reasons why they changed majors or left higher education without reaching attainment in a STEM discipline. The explicit purpose of this research grounded study sought to discern how URMs could be better served within higher education classrooms and campuses to ensure greater numbers successfully enter the STEM workforce with a meaningful credential. A secondary purpose of the study sought to examine the cultural experiences of URM students initially enrolled in STEM degree programs who also identify with the culture of Hip Hop to examine the perceived usefulness of including elements from Hip Hop culture into the culture of STEM or the campus culture as a whole. The implications of this study suggest various supports often implemented for URMs at PWIs are not effective enough to help increase attainment results to acceptable levels among URMs who often view the culture of STEM as particularly unwelcoming and insensitive to issues of race. A lack of a positive mentor and support within STEM was cited by those who left STEM majors for other disciplines perceived as more accepting and nurturing. All of the participants were familiar with Hip Hop culture and expressed favorable attitudes concerning incorporating elements of Hip Hop programmatically into STEM departments where it is noticeably absent.
Cracking the code
Author: UNESCO
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Published: 2017-09-04
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9231002333
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report aims to 'crack the code' by deciphering the factors that hinder and facilitate girls' and women's participation, achievement and continuation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and, in particular, what the education sector can do to promote girls' and women's interest in and engagement with STEM education and ultimately STEM careers.
Racial and Ethnic Minority Student Success in STEM Education
Author: Samuel D. Museus
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-03-08
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 1118065867
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn indispensable resource for teachers, administrators, and researchers involved with STEM education This book distills the findings of more than three-hundred published works concerned with minority students in STEM education. It gives the most complete picture possible of what is known about ethnic and racial minorities in STEM education and provides valuable guidance on how readers can apply those insights to enhance their efforts to facilitate student success in STEM learning. In addition, the authors develop a rigorous model to help facilitate and direct research, policy, and practices in minority STEM education.
