Background As engineering remains central to the US economy, it is imperative that the
innovators of this field reflect the world in which we live. Despite decades of concerted effort …

There are widespread policy concerns to improve (widen and increase) science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics participation, which remains stratified by ethnicity, gender …

The Problem The underrepresentation of people of color in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has become a crisis of significant proportion. The …

Education researchers have suggested that the academic challenges faced by many ethnic
minority students are linked to perceived cultural discontinuity between students' home-and …

Con el propósito de promover un entendimiento acerca de la integridad cultural de los
estudiantes Latinos con relación al aprovechamiento académico, el presente estudio …

The historical under-representation of diverse youth in environmental science education is
inextricably connected to access and identity-related issues. Many diverse youth with limited …

This study focuses on a professional development program for science teachers near or on
American Indian reservations in Montana. This program was framed by culturally relevant …

As other countries vigorously promote rapid advancement in science, optimizing the
participation of all students in the United States in science is imperative. This study focused …

The assessment head for the state Department of Education (DOE) travels across town to
present a lecture to the university's science education faculty. His talk is on the state's …

This study focused on four Black American women undergraduate seniors attending a
predominantly white research institution (PWI) in the southeastern United States …