Girls and women of color in STEM : their journeys in higher education / edited by Nahed Abdelrahman, Beverly J. Irby, Julia Ballenger, Barbara Polnick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abdelrahman, Nahed, editor.

Irby, Beverly J., editor.

Ballenger, Julia, 1949- editor.

Polnick, Barbara, editor.

Series:

Research on women and education.

Research on women and education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Education (Higher)--United States--Case studies.

Women--Education (Higher)--United States--Case studies.

Science--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Case studies.

Technology--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Case studies.

Engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Case studies.

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 251 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2020]

Summary:

"The 11 chapters in this book provide a glimpse into the journeys that women from diverse backgrounds and ethnic differences take in their higher education undergraduate or graduate careers. The diverse women include ethnicities of Arabic, Asian, African-American, American Indian, and Latina"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1. I started to know the feeling of being an outsider: An arab-american muslim woman's narrative of her stem education journey / Woong Lim and Katherine Crawford-Garrett

Chapter 2. Comparative analysis of enrollment and degrees awarded in stem field among gender, race, and ethnicity in doctoral universities in texas / Julia Ballenger, Delores Rice, and Johyun Kim

Chapter 3. Focus: Females of color in stem / Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, Claudette Davis, Kelly Knight, and Danielle Blunt Craddock

Chapter 4. From theory to practice: Building a knowledge-sharing community of female engineering technology students / Yen C. Verhoeven, Chelsea BaileyShea, and Elizabeth Dell

Chapter 5. Is this really what i have to deal with?! A critical exploration of science doctoral culture by underrepresented women of color / Senetta Bancroft

Chapter 6. Self-reflection on engagement in virtual classrooms as the dual role: An Asian woman graduate student and middle-grade girl avatar in stem / Haiping Hao, Gerald Kulm, and Trina J. Davis

Chapter 7. The community college experience: Enrollment and persistence of African American and Latina women in computer science / Jill Denner and Linda Werner

Chapter 8. Through her eyes: Exploring the longitudinal perspectives of women of color in stem education programs / Anthony Collatos, Spring Cooke, and Monika McKnight

Chapter 9. Turning points in the pursuit of stem careers: A mixed-methods analysis focusing on women of color / Rachael D. Robnett, Omar Ruvalcaba, Barbara K. Goza, Martin M. Chemers, and Moin Syed

Chapter 10. Understanding equity in postsecondary stem: A transformative self-study / Francesca A. White and Gayle A. Buck

Chapter 11. What are the stakes? Academic politics and intersectionality in stem / Margaret Graham and Jessica L. Lavariega Monforti. About the Editors. About the Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-64802-093-3