Black, brown, bruised : how racialized STEM education stifles innovation / Ebony Omotola McGee ; foreword by David Omotoso Stovall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGee, Ebony Omotola, author.

Contributor:

Stovall, David, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism in education--United States.

Racism in education.

United States.

Science--Study and teaching--United States.

Science.

Science--Study and teaching.

Technology--Study and teaching--United States.

Technology.

Technology--Study and teaching.

Engineering--Study and teaching--United States.

Engineering.

Engineering--Study and teaching.

Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States.

Mathematics.

Mathematics--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

xv, 190 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Drawing on narratives from hundreds of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous individuals, Ebony Omotola McGee examines the experiences of underrepresented racially minoritized students and faculty members who have succeeded in STEM. Based on this extensive research, McGee advocates for structural and institutional changes to address racial discrimination, stereotyping, and hostile environments in an effort to make the field more inclusive. Black, Brown, Bruised reveals the challenges that underrepresented racially minoritized students confront in order to succeed in these exclusive, usually all-White, academic and professional realms. The book provides searing accounts of racism inscribed on campus, in the lab, and on the job, and portrays learning and work environments as arenas rife with racial stereotyping, conscious and unconscious bias, and micro-aggressions. As a result, many students experience the effects of a racial battle fatigue--physical and mental exhaustion borne of their hostile learning and work environments--leading them to abandon STEM fields entirely. McGee offers policies and practices that must be implemented to ensure that STEM education and employment become more inclusive including internships, mentoring opportunities, and curricular offerings. Such structural changes are imperative if we are to reverse the negative effects of racialized STEM and unlock the potential of all students to drive technological innovation and power the economy."--Amazon

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Will White Supremacy End America's STEM Supremacy?

The Costs of Excluding People of Color from STEM Education

This Problem Is Greater and Graver Than Skin Deep

Scientists Agree That More Diversity Is Needed

URM Intellectual STEM Thought: They've Been There All Along

A Note on Research Methodologies

2. The Plight of the Underrepresented in STEM Higher Education and the Workforce

Spotlight on Engineering: Just How Underrepresented Are URMs?

Major Barriers to the Broad Participation of URM Students in STEM

The Burdens of Tokenism, Color Blindness, and Resilience

The Interplay of Color Blindness, Resilience, and Structural and Institutional Racism

The Financial Fallout from Structural Racism

Eugenics: The Pseudoscience That Refuses to Die

Looking Toward HBCUs for Guidance in Reversing Structural Racism in STEM

Faculty Overwhelmed by Service Work, Voluntary and Imposed

3. The Stress of Success for the Underrepresented and Minoritized in STEM

How Stereotyping Works

The Power of Stereotypes: Whatever Doesn't Kill You Gives You Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms

Managing Stereotypes

Building Strong STEM Identities: Two Case Studies

4. Why Justice-Oriented STEM Is the Key to Getting and Keeping Students of Color in STEM and

Oh Yeah, Saving Our Planet Too!

The Equity Ethic as a Motivator for Marginalized Students

Roots of the Equity Ethic: A Common History of Suffering

URM Students' Compassion and Their Focus on Practical Solutions

Family, Fictive Kinship, and Community

Discomfort with Supporting US Economic Domination

Testing the Strength of Motivation

How to Attract and Retain Underrepresented People in STEM Fields

5. Evaluating Efforts to Broaden STEM Participation

Effective Educational Approaches for Underrepresented Students in STEM

Programs That Work for STEM Students of Color

Guiding Principles of URM Student Programs

Why Is Mentoring Important?

A Caution about Mentoring Programming

Mentoring for the Underrepresented and Minoritized

Clearing the Pathway to Diversified STEM Excellence

6. Next Steps for STEM Leadership: Practical Suggestions for Structural Change

The Power of the University

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1682535355

9781682535356

9781682535363

1682535363

OCLC:

1158493199

Publisher Number:

99985884834