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Pathways To Fast Tracking African American Community College Students To Stem Careers
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Book Synopsis Pathways to Fast Tracking African American Community College Students to STEM Careers by : Tina Marie Jackson
Download or read book Pathways to Fast Tracking African American Community College Students to STEM Careers written by Tina Marie Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is currently facing a shortage of qualified Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics workers. As a result, many STEM jobs are being filled by technically-skilled foreign workers. American institutions of higher education, including community colleges, must identify potential factors that contribute to the lack of interest in STEM majors, as well as the low rate of success of students who enter STEM majors but struggle to finish their degrees. Community colleges perform a larger share of STEM training than is generally understood. As highlighted in the National Science Foundation's National Survey of Recent College Graduates, a surprisingly large proportion (44% overall) of those earning a degree in science and engineering (bachelor's and master's) reported that they had attended a community college. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the perceptions of African American community college students who are currently pursuing degrees in STEM majors and to examine the factors that influence their success. Qualitative research method of in-depth phenomenological interviewing was used for this study. This tool provided a strong method of scientific inquiry for understanding the context of the lives of successful African American students in STEM majors. Findings in this study have African American students identifying the meanings of the experiences of participating in a STEM workforce development program at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. They found the experience of Prioritizing to be the most crucial for them as they prepared for their STEM careers. Students consider Professionalism, Building a Network, Internships & Planning. Students also found advisors to be essential to their overall academic success. Furthermore, faculty members can make a difference in how students perceive their academic journey and how well they perform academically. These findings are also supported by Astin's theory of student involvement, Ladson-Billings Cultural Relevant Pedagogy and Validation. Many community colleges are in urban areas and serve a very diverse population of students. This study can inform our faculty on best practices to prepare lecture materials, through providing cultural relevant pedagogy that addresses issues African American students are currently facing, which make their academic journey significant. When the academic coursework is applicable to real world situations students reported an easier transition to STEM workforce industries.
Book Synopsis Beyond Stock Stories and Folktales by : Henry T. Frierson
Download or read book Beyond Stock Stories and Folktales written by Henry T. Frierson and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ask practically any academic department chair why they do not have more African Americans among faculty members and they generally respond with stock stories or folktales. This title provides historical, conceptual, and empirically-based analyses focused on the development of African Americans in STEM fields.
Book Synopsis The African American Student's Guide to STEM Careers by : Robert T. Palmer
Download or read book The African American Student's Guide to STEM Careers written by Robert T. Palmer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively reviews the factors that facilitate access and success of Black students in STEM majors in higher education, and it shares compelling testimonies from Black STEM professionals that will help inspire the next generation of Black scientists and engineers. Most experts agree that America's success depends on having a workforce that is highly prepared in STEM areas. Unfortunately, students of color continue to be underrepresented in higher education, and specifically, in completing degrees and entering careers within the STEM fields. This book supports African American students (as well as all students) who are interested in STEM careers, providing information on the top colleges with STEM-related programs, particularly those that best support racially diverse students; practical advice for preparing for entrance into STEM programs; and inspirational stories of successful African Americans in STEM-related careers. Authored by three educators expert in the areas of academic development of African Americans and minorities, STEM, and higher education, The African American Student's Guide to STEM Careers focuses on preparing Black students for STEM from K–12 through graduate school. Readers will more fully appreciate the importance of STEM, recognize why more Black students need to be more actively engaged in these disciplines, and understand how to prepare Black students for success in STEM throughout the educational pipeline.
Book Synopsis Assessing Influential Factors on High School and Community College Students' STEM Pathways by : Rosalia Chavez Zarate
Download or read book Assessing Influential Factors on High School and Community College Students' STEM Pathways written by Rosalia Chavez Zarate and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women, Latinx and African-American students continue to be underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields and STEM related jobs. As we think about ways to increase STEM professionals, we need to consider what impacts students' career choice into STEM, especially among students who continue to be underrepresented in these fields. My dissertation consists of three studies, which highlight how students' STEM pathways are influenced by factors that are both in and out of their control. I focus on understanding changes in high school students' STEM major intent, as well as factors that may impact community college students' STEM major pathways. The High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) was used in Study 1 to assess how school level factors impact high school students' STEM intent from their freshman to junior year, using multi-level modeling and the status-attainment theory. I assessed if student groups (e.g., low-income students, Latinx/African-American students) attend schools with different amounts of resources (certified school personnel, academic assistance, percent of hours counselors assist students, and STEM courses/programs). And secondly, how those four resources impact students' change in STEM intent from 9th to 11th grade (e.g., change from being interested in STEM to being disinterested, or change from being disinterested in STEM to being interested in STEM majors). My first paper reveals students from different backgrounds attend schools with different school resources, and interestingly findings reveal that Black students attend schools with more of these resources in comparison to white students; Hispanic students attend schools with more certified school personnel. In addition to having varying access to resources, there are also differences in how students from different backgrounds are impacted by these resources. Although, school resources in general did not impact STEM intent, academic assistance and STEM course/program availability positively impacts Black students STEM intent (persisting or adding into STEM), while only STEM course and program availability positively impact Hispanic students' STEM persistence. This study reveals different groups of students may benefit from different resources in comparison to white students; their access to these resources may differ as well as their experiences with these resources. Moreover, students may have access to resources, but these resources may not be living up to their full potential in enabling students in their STEM journey to find a successful career path in a STEM field. In Study 2, I transition into community colleges where many underrepresented, low-income, students of color begin their postsecondary education. In this study I assess how programs, which are designed to assist students in their academic journey impact different enrollment and degree completion outcomes. Specifically, how math remediation impacts students' academic and STEM momentum and the type of degree students obtain. Remediation may have unintended negative impacts on students since it requires them to take an additional math course, thereby lengthening their required coursework. This study observes students who began their community college journey in two colleges in California (CaliBay1 and CaliBay2) during the 2010-2013 academic years. Regression discontinuity (RD) analysis is used to estimate the causal effects of being assigned to upper-level math remediation. Results reveal remediation does not encourage or discourage students from enrolling for one, three, six, or nine quarters, but has a positive impact on students' passing their first math course, which may serve as a positive factor on their academic momentum. Remediation also has a positive impact on earning an Associate of Arts/Bachelor of Arts, but importantly a negative impact on obtaining an Associate of Science/Bachelor of Science degree. However, the negative impact of obtaining an Associate of Science degree is not as precise as that of earning an AA/BA. When focusing on students' that started in with a STEM related interest, there was no significant impact of math remediation on them persisting in STEM (earning an AS/BS), although this is also not a precise estimate given only 149 out of 2,018 students persisted in STEM. Seeing that very few students' start in STEM and even fewer persist Study 3 focuses on understanding the complex STEM pathways of Latinx students in community colleges. Community college is part of many students' STEM pathway, especially for Latinx students in California. Latinx students tend to be overrepresented in community colleges and remediation courses (Snyder, De Brey, & Dillow, 2016; Jones, Sugar, Baumgardner, Raymond, Moore, Davidson, & Denham, 2012). Thus, in order to better understand the experiences of a particular group in community college and their pathway in and out of STEM, I conducted exploratory semi-structured interviews of 18 Latinx students. This last paper focuses on the different internal and external factors that impact Latinx students' major choice and academic decisions (e.g., course taking options). This study reveals the complexity of their everyday lives trying to complete STEM course sequences while working part-or full-time jobs, the importance of having access to good course assistance, how students' engage with STEM, what Latinx students do to be successful in these fields, and what community colleges can do to assist them with their needs. This study also discusses the factors that are impacting community college Latinx students who switch from STEM to non-STEM fields or non-STEM to STEM fields, and how their experiences in their coursework (e.g., remedial versus college level math) differs and impacts their major of choice. By combining the status attainment theory framework and community cultural wealth conceptual framework, this study demonstrates how students connect different academic and personal interests with their degree and career goals, as well as the capital and persistence students bring from their culture and their upbringing to their academics. My dissertation addresses diverse factors that impact students at different points of their STEM pathway. By understanding the impact of diverse programs, educators and policy makers can use this information to assess how they can enhance particular resources and how they can improve STEM education especially for Latinx students. For example, policy makers and institutions of higher education can work together to create better work-study programs that align with students' interests and design programs that allow students to shadow STEM professionals. This policy relevant dissertation contributes to our knowledge on vulnerable communities in an academic area where students of color are needed and continue to be underrepresented. My research shows how resources may have unintended impacts for students and how resources also have differential impacts for different groups of students. Not all students are exposed to the same resources, or the same capital, particularly the social capital and social networks that can open the door to STEM interests or potential STEM careers. There are school resources that appear to have the ability to assist and engage students, but are not being implemented to their full potential. Students should have the opportunity to explore STEM fields and understand what STEM degrees consist of before dismissing it as an option.
Book Synopsis Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing by : William Aspray
Download or read book Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing written by William Aspray and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines in detail the issue of the underrepresentation of women, African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanics in the computing disciplines in the U.S. The work reviews the underlying causes, as well as the efforts of various nonprofit organizations to correct the situation, in order to both improve social equity and address the shortage of skilled workers in this area. Topics and features: presents a digest and historical overview of the relevant literature from a range of disciplines, including leading historical and social science sources; discusses the social and political factors that have affected the demographics of the workforce from the end of WWII to the present day; provides historical case studies on organizations that have sought to broaden participation in computing and the STEM disciplines; reviews the different approaches that have been applied to address underrepresentation, at the individual, system-wide, and pathway-focused level; profiles the colleges and universities that have been successful in opening up computer science or engineering to female students; describes the impact of individual change-agents as well as whole organizations.
Book Synopsis Preparing a STEM Workforce through Career-Technical Education by : Dimitra Jackson Smith
Download or read book Preparing a STEM Workforce through Career-Technical Education written by Dimitra Jackson Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines STEM education, preparation, and career exploration--and the role of career and technical education (CTE) in preparing individuals for the STEM workforce. Highlighting avenues for success and exemplary practices, the volume covers topics such as: 1) Incorporating experiential learning activities for students in CTE-STEM programs, 2) Providing avenues and effective strategies for closing the skills gap for students in CTE-STEM through funding and evaluation and assessment activities, 3) Highlighting the experiences of women in CTE-STEM related programs, and 4) Implications for policy and practice. This is the 178th volume of this Jossey-Bass quarterly report series. Essential to the professional libraries of presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, New Directions for Community Colleges provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.
Book Synopsis STEM Models of Success by : J. Luke Wood
Download or read book STEM Models of Success written by J. Luke Wood and published by IAP. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As 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.
Book Synopsis STEM Navigators: Pathways to Achievement in Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics by : Anderson D. Prewitt
Download or read book STEM Navigators: Pathways to Achievement in Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics written by Anderson D. Prewitt and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So many people discuss the importance of educating our nation and our students getting degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM), but it is often difficult to successfully guide students through the educational landscape. This results in low retention rates, poor academic outcomes, and an increase in the difficulty of recruiting students into technology related careers. What's needed are real world examples of trailblazers who carved out their own path to success in STEM and are willing to guide others in successfully reaching their educational destinations. What's needed are STEM Navigators. STEM Navigators is a compilation of real life STEM success stories from people who have not only been wildly successful in pursuing and obtaining their own Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics degrees, but they have all worked to teach, mentor, and research ways to guide others effectively through obtaining a STEM education.
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309484448 Total Pages :255 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (94 download)
Book Synopsis Minority Serving Institutions by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Minority Serving Institutions written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are over 20 million young people of color in the United States whose representation in STEM education pathways and in the STEM workforce is still far below their numbers in the general population. Their participation could help re-establish the United States' preeminence in STEM innovation and productivity, while also increasing the number of well-educated STEM workers. There are nearly 700 minority-serving institutions (MSIs) that provide pathways to STEM educational success and workforce readiness for millions of students of colorâ€"and do so in a mission-driven and intentional manner. They vary substantially in their origins, missions, student demographics, and levels of institutional selectivity. But in general, their service to the nation provides a gateway to higher education and the workforce, particularly for underrepresented students of color and those from low-income and first-generation to college backgrounds. The challenge for the nation is how to capitalize on the unique strengths and attributes of these institutions and to equip them with the resources, exceptional faculty talent, and vital infrastructure needed to educate and train an increasingly critical portion of current and future generations of scientists, engineers, and health professionals. Minority Serving Institutions examines the nation's MSIs and identifies promising programs and effective strategies that have the highest potential return on investment for the nation by increasing the quantity and quality MSI STEM graduates. This study also provides critical information and perspective about the importance of MSIs to other stakeholders in the nation's system of higher education and the organizations that support them.
Book Synopsis The STEM Pathway and Student Retention by : Carita Harrell
Download or read book The STEM Pathway and Student Retention written by Carita Harrell and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work introduces methods that aid in freshman retention (in the transition from high school and to remain in the university of origin) and orient them towards a successful career in science. Specific examples of successful approaches are given as well as detailed plans for how to engage these students. Pitfalls as well as success are described. In addition this work provides a detailed description of how to develop the students into a cohort that exhibits comradery. Three types of cohort form, those within the freshman class, those among the upperclassmen and those between the freshmen and upperclassmen. The program works because the social reality is that the peer mentor has a better repertoire with the first semester freshmen than the faculty or staff and assists with student success. Factors such as financial aid, policy, and support systems influence student success. In the sciences, students often struggle with the content and adjusting to the college experience. Research states that a mentorship program supports retention as well as enhances the student experience during college. This program creates a cohort group among the upperclassmen mentors and freshmen and provides leadership development for all involved.
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309373573 Total Pages :215 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (93 download)
Book Synopsis Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-06-18 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 40 percent of the students entering 2- and 4-year postsecondary institutions indicated their intention to major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in 2012. But the barriers to students realizing their ambitions are reflected in the fact that about half of those with the intention to earn a STEM bachelor's degree and more than two-thirds intending to earn a STEM associate's degree fail to earn these degrees 4 to 6 years after their initial enrollment. Many of those who do obtain a degree take longer than the advertised length of the programs, thus raising the cost of their education. Are the STEM educational pathways any less efficient than for other fields of study? How might the losses be "stemmed" and greater efficiencies realized? These questions and others are at the heart of this study. Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees reviews research on the roles that people, processes, and institutions play in 2-and 4-year STEM degree production. This study pays special attention to the factors that influence students' decisions to enter, stay in, or leave STEM majorsâ€"quality of instruction, grading policies, course sequences, undergraduate learning environments, student supports, co-curricular activities, students' general academic preparedness and competence in science, family background, and governmental and institutional policies that affect STEM educational pathways. Because many students do not take the traditional 4-year path to a STEM undergraduate degree, Barriers and Opportunities describes several other common pathways and also reviews what happens to those who do not complete the journey to a degree. This book describes the major changes in student demographics; how students, view, value, and utilize programs of higher education; and how institutions can adapt to support successful student outcomes. In doing so, Barriers and Opportunities questions whether definitions and characteristics of what constitutes success in STEM should change. As this book explores these issues, it identifies where further research is needed to build a system that works for all students who aspire to STEM degrees. The conclusions of this report lay out the steps that faculty, STEM departments, colleges and universities, professional societies, and others can take to improve STEM education for all students interested in a STEM degree.
Book Synopsis Redesigning America’s Community Colleges by : Thomas R. Bailey
Download or read book Redesigning America’s Community Colleges written by Thomas R. Bailey and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, 1,200 community colleges enroll over ten million students each year—nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates. Yet fewer than 40 percent of entrants complete an undergraduate degree within six years. This fact has put pressure on community colleges to improve academic outcomes for their students. Redesigning America’s Community Colleges is a concise, evidence-based guide for educational leaders whose institutions typically receive short shrift in academic and policy discussions. It makes a compelling case that two-year colleges can substantially increase their rates of student success, if they are willing to rethink the ways in which they organize programs of study, support services, and instruction. Community colleges were originally designed to expand college enrollments at low cost, not to maximize completion of high-quality programs of study. The result was a cafeteria-style model in which students pick courses from a bewildering array of choices, with little guidance. The authors urge administrators and faculty to reject this traditional model in favor of “guided pathways”—clearer, more educationally coherent programs of study that simplify students’ choices without limiting their options and that enable them to complete credentials and advance to further education and the labor market more quickly and at less cost. Distilling a wealth of data amassed from the Community College Research Center (Teachers College, Columbia University), Redesigning America’s Community Colleges offers a fundamental redesign of the way two-year colleges operate, stressing the integration of services and instruction into more clearly structured programs of study that support every student’s goals.
Book Synopsis On the Fast Track: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges of Dual Credit: ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 42, Number 3 by : Barbara F. Tobolowsky
Download or read book On the Fast Track: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges of Dual Credit: ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 42, Number 3 written by Barbara F. Tobolowsky and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dual-credit curricular initiative offers high school students the opportunity to earn college and high school credits simultaneously without taking a standardized test to acquire the credit. The courses are purported to introduce students to a more rigorous curriculum in high school and save them time and money in their pursuit of college degrees. Dual credit programs have grown rapidly, and this monograph provides a synthesis of: • the scholarly literature on dual credit offered at high school and a variety of postsecondary settings; • underrepresented students’ experiences with the course(s), and • suggestions for future research and drivers that will influence its development. Originally, these initiatives focused on high-achieving students, but additional models have emerged that expand the benefits to lower- and middle-achieving students as well. This is the third issue of the 42nd volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.
Book Synopsis New Developments in Pathways Towards Diversity and Inclusion in STEM: A United States Perspective by : Alexander Gates
Download or read book New Developments in Pathways Towards Diversity and Inclusion in STEM: A United States Perspective written by Alexander Gates and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program of the US National Science Foundation has been a primary force for raising the success and graduation of minority students in STEM for 30 years. Increasing the number of underrepresented students earning baccalaureate degrees, and entering graduate school in STEM is the goal of LSAMP. This goal has been nearly achieved through the formation of alliances of degree granting institutions of higher learning, varying from community colleges to major research institutions. Currently there are 59 alliances including more than 400 institutions. LSAMP is responsible for more than 650,000 bachelor’s degrees earned by minority students in STEM. The papers for this Research Topic should focus on the use of LSAMP activities, programs and collaborations to develop pathways to success and graduation of STEM majors from minority groups that underrepresented in STEM. These pathways can include any segment from pre-college through graduate school. Areas of special interest include mentoring, research experiences, transitions between levels and novel approaches for retention. The studies should be research based and rigorous. They can be pure research studies, curriculum and design or literature reviews but they must be at a cutting edge level and be subject to detailed review and assessment.
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher : ISBN 13 :9780309273442 Total Pages :120 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (734 download)
Book Synopsis Educational Pathways for Black Students in Science, Engineering, and Medicine by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Educational Pathways for Black Students in Science, Engineering, and Medicine written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic preparation is critical to increase Black representation in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, but so, too, are such interrelated factors as providing mentoring and role models in sufficient numbers, adequately funding school and community support services, and analyzing the intentional and unintentional consequences of a range of policies and practices. To address these issues, the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a virtual workshop on September 2 and 3, 2020. Titled "Educational Pathways for Blacks in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Exploring Barriers and Possible Interventions," the workshop provided a platform to explore challenges and opportunities, beginning in the earliest years of life through K-12 schooling, undergraduate and postgraduate education, and into the workforce. Presenters throughout the workshop provided perspectives from research and from their own experiences to discuss the need for systemic solutions inside and outside of formal education institutions. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.
Book Synopsis The Latino Student's Guide to STEM Careers by : Laura I. Rendón
Download or read book The Latino Student's Guide to STEM Careers written by Laura I. Rendón and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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.
Book Synopsis Aspiration to Attainment by : Tyffany Y. Dowd
Download or read book Aspiration to Attainment written by Tyffany Y. Dowd and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
