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Indicators for monitoring undergraduate STEM education.

National Academies of Sciences Engineering, Medicine, Rosenberg MB, Hilton ML, Dibner KA.
UIID-AD: 4859
2018;1-227. doi: 10.17226/24943.

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals generate a stream of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that fuel job creation and national economic growth. Ensuring a robust supply of these professionals is critical for sustaining growth and creating jobs...

Developing a learning community of engineers through an honors first-year seminar.

Johnson ML, Spear K.
UIID-AD: 4218
2017;88-105. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2212-6.ch005.

First-year engineering majors face a myriad of obstacles as they begin college. Taking challenging foundational coursework, navigating new expectations for performance and experience, and understanding the broader impact of their academic interests are just a few of those obstacles....

DEVELOPING INCLUSIVE LAB CLIMATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS: A NATIONAL STUDY OF COMPUTING FACULTY.

Rorrer A, Swan B.
UIID-AD: 4678
2017;7930-7936.

This study describes findings from a large-scale program evaluation of a National Science Foundation undergraduate research program, the Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering (CISE) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. A study of faculty principal investigators from CISE...

Strategies for Increasing Diversity in Engineering Majors and Careers.

Gray M, Thomas KD.
UIID-AD: 4191
2017;1-325. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2212-6.

Underrepresentation of minorities is present in the field of engineering, both in education and practice. As in every profession, diversity and inclusion needs to be incorporated in order to provide the same opportunities for all people. Strategies for Increasing...

DIGITAL DIVERSITY AND BELONGING IN HIGHER EDUCATION A Social Justice Proposition.

Timmis S, Yee WC, Bent E.
UIID-AD: 3945
2016;297-320.

This chapter focuses on social justice relating to undergraduate education for diverse and underrepresented students. Within mass higher education, participation and equity are increasingly critical; including the experience students have while at university. We argue that the pervasiveness of...

Harmonious Integration: Tuning STEM Education with Generative Justice.

Ieee, Drazan JF, Eglash R, Cooke L.
UIID-AD: 3851
2016;58-64.

STEM educational practices not only have limited success in engaging students from underrepresented groups, but also often fail to prepare future scientists and engineers with an appreciation for the social and environmental concerns that underpin their work. Rather than...

Hooking Them Young: Demystifying Computer Science And Technology Among Underprivileged High School Students.

Ieee, Prasad R, Traynor C, Keeney SS.
UIID-AD: 3917
2016;149-155.

This paper examines three different programs to engage refugee, immigrant and underrepresented high school students for a semester-long college campus experience in the field of science, technology and computing. The college is a liberal arts college that values service...

Use of innovative pedagogies and creative partnership strategies to promote undergraduate STEM education at an HBCU.

Fakayode SO, Mohammed AK, Wilson ZS, Kanipes MI, Snipes V.
UIID-AD: 4169
2016;119-151. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0308-8.ch008.

A continued decline in the student enrollment and retention and graduation rates of Underrepresented Minorities (URM) in STEM majors is a potential threat to future sustainability, viability, and competiveness of several STEM degree programs, particularly at Historically Black Colleges...

Work in Progress - Diversity and Connection in CSTEM Integrated Project.

Ieee, Mosina N, Khethavath P.
UIID-AD: 3901
2016;197-199.

In this paper we describe "Diversity and Connection in CSTEM" project that is currently being implemented at LaGuardia Community College. This faculty-driven integrated project targets diverse student population in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics aiming to advance their...

A JBrick: Accessible Robotics Programming for Visually Impaired Users.

Ludi S, Jordan S.
UIID-AD: 3887
2015;157-168. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-20684-4_16.

Despite advances in assistive technology, challenges remain in precollege computer science outreach and university programs for visually impaired students. The use of robotics has been popular in pre-college classrooms and outreach programs, including those that serve underrepresented groups. This...

DEVELOPING STEM SCHOLARS WITH VISION: PSYCHOLOGY PLANTS SEEDS OF EXCELLENCE.

Hodges AB, Wells AM.
UIID-AD: 3871
2015;241-257. doi: 10.1108/s1479-364420150000017012.

There is a paucity of STEM professionals in the United States and an enduring disparity between the number of underrepresented minorities (URMs) and Caucasians entering and persisting in STEM. Many of the national initiatives to address the lack of...

Equity in stem & stem for all.

Celepcikay OU, Tarim S.
UIID-AD: 3564
2015;159-169. doi: 10.1007/978-94-6300-019-2_12.

This chapter provides a discussion on equity in STEM education, gender and minority gaps in the STEM workforce and how the STEM SOS model helps to close these gaps and overcome the underrepresentation of women and minorities in STEM...

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