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

Contributor(s): Abdelrahman, Nahed [editor.] | Irby, Beverly J [editor.] | Ballenger, Julia, 1949- [editor.] | Polnick, Barbara [editor.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Research on women and educationPublication details: Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2020Description: xiii, 251 pages Media type: Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781648020919; 9781648020926Subject(s): Minorities -- Case studies. -- Education (Higher) -- United States | Women -- Case studies. -- Education (Higher) -- United States | Science -- Case studies. -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States | Technology -- Case studies. -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States | Engineering -- Case studies. -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States | Mathematics -- Case studies. -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States | Education | Education | Educational strategies & policy | Higher & further education, tertiary education | Adult education, continuous learningDDC classification: 378.1982
Contents:
Foreword.Introduction.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.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. Focus: Females of Color in STEM, Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, Claudette Davis, Kelly Knight, and Danielle Blunt Craddock.From Theory to Practice: Building a Knowledge-Sharing Community of Female Engineering Technology Students, Yen C. Verhoeven, Chelsea BaileyShea, and Elizabeth Dell.Is This Really What I Have to Deal With?! A Critical Exploration of Science Doctoral Culture by Underrepresented Women of Color, SenettaBancroft.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.The Community College Experience: Enrollment and Persistence of African American and Latina Women in Computer Science, Jill Denner and Linda Werner.Through Her Eyes: Exploring the Longitudinal Perspectives of Women of Color in STEM Education Programs, Anthony Collatos, Spring Cooke, and Monika McKnight.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.Understanding Equity in Postsecondary STEM: A Transformative Self-Study, Francesca A. White and Gayle A.Buck.What Are the Stakes? Academic Politics and Intersectionality in STEM, Margaret Graham and Jessica L. Lavariega Monforti.About the Editors.About the Contributors.
Summary: This work provides 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.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword.Introduction.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.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. Focus: Females of Color in STEM, Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, Claudette Davis, Kelly Knight, and Danielle Blunt Craddock.From Theory to Practice: Building a Knowledge-Sharing Community of Female Engineering Technology Students, Yen C. Verhoeven, Chelsea BaileyShea, and Elizabeth Dell.Is This Really What I Have to Deal With?! A Critical Exploration of Science Doctoral Culture by Underrepresented Women of Color, SenettaBancroft.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.The Community College Experience: Enrollment and Persistence of African American and Latina Women in Computer Science, Jill Denner and Linda Werner.Through Her Eyes: Exploring the Longitudinal Perspectives of Women of Color in STEM Education Programs, Anthony Collatos, Spring Cooke, and Monika McKnight.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.Understanding Equity in Postsecondary STEM: A Transformative Self-Study, Francesca A. White and Gayle A.Buck.What Are the Stakes? Academic Politics and Intersectionality in STEM, Margaret Graham and Jessica L. Lavariega Monforti.About the Editors.About the Contributors.

This work provides 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.

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