Racial and Ethnic Minority Student Success in STEM Education : ASHE Higher Education Report

by Museus, Samuel D.; Palmer, Robert T.; Davis, Ryan J.; Maramba, Dina

• ISBN13: 9781118065860
• ISBN10: 1118065867
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-08
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Numerous Publications have highlighted the importance of increasing success among racial and ethnic minority students in STEM education. The authors of this monograph provide a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of more than three hundred published works related to minority students in STEM education. In doing so, they paint a picture of what researchers know about minorities in STEM, how this information can help educators effectively facilitate those students' success, and what important information future research can generate to help educators accomplish that task. It also concludes with a model constructed from the authors' analysis of the literature to facilitate future research, policy, and practice on racial and ethnic minority students in STEM. This monograph serves as an invaluable resource for K-12 teachers and administrators, college faculty and administrators, researchers, graduate students, and policymakers who are concerned with success among minority students in STEM. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Samuel D. Museus is assistant professor of higher education and an affiliate faculty member of the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Robert T. Palmer is assistant professor of student affairs administration in the Department of Student Affairs Administration at the State University of New York Binghamton. Ryan J. Davis is a Ph.D. student in the Higher Education Program at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dina C. Maramba is an assistant professor of student affairs administration and affiliate faculty in Asian and Asian American Studies at the State University of New York Binghamton.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary	p. vii
Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Dedications	p. xvii
Introduction, Context, and Overview of the Volume	p. 1
The National Context: Important Trends in Racial Demographics and STEM Fields	p. 2
The Urgency of Fostering Minority Students' Success in STEM	p. 4
Purpose and Overview of the Volume	p. 6
Key Concepts and Definitions	p. 6
Limitations of the Volume	p. 9
The Current Condition of Minority Students in STEM	p. 10
The Impact of Race and Racism on Minority Students' Success in STEM	p. 24
Factors in K-12 Education That Influence the Success of Racial and Ethnic Minority Students in the STEM Circuit	p. 27
The Link Between Academic Preparedness in K-12 Education and Minority Students' Success in STEM	p. 28
K-12 Contributors to the Insufficient Academic Preparation of Minority Students in STEM	p. 29
K-12 Factors That Promote the Success of Minority Students in STEM	p. 38
K-12 Initiatives That Contribute to Preparedness and Success Among Minority Students in STEM	p. 45
Conclusion	p. 51
Factors That Influence Success Among Racial and Ethnic Minority College Students in the STEM Circuit	p. 53
The Role of Colorblind Meritocracy and Affirmative Action	p. 53
The Impact of Economic Influences	p. 56
The Impact of Minority-Serving Institutions and Selective Institutions	p. 60
The Impact of Campus Environments	p. 64
The Impact of Institutional Agents	p. 71
The Impact of Psychological Factors	p. 75
The Impact of STEM-Specific Opportunity and Support Programs	p. 77
Conclusion	p. 84
Implications for Future Research, Policy, and Practice in STEM Education	p. 87
The Racial and Ethnic Minorities in STEM Model	p. 88
Implications for Future Research	p. 90
Implications for Future Policy	p. 93
Implications for Future Practice	p. 96
Conclusion	p. 98
Notes	p. 99
Appendix: The K-16 STEM Education Model	p. 101
References	p. 103
Name Index	p. 127
Subject Index	p. 133
About the Authors	p. 139
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