Diversifying STEM

By: H. Richard Milner • Abiola Farinde-Wu • Julius Davis • Christopher C. Jett • Kecia M. Thomas • Ebony O. McGee • William H. Robinson • Lorenzo DuBois Baber • Robbin Chapman • Monica F Cox • Krystal Madden • Priscila Pereira • Sara Rezvi • Victoria F Trinder • Danny Bernard Martin • Jomo W Mutegi • Dorinda J. Andrews • Dara Naphan-Kingery • Stacey Houston • Gabriela León-Pérez • Lindsay Brown • Alissa M Manolescu • Laura Provolt • Aspen Robinson

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Synopsis

Research frequently neglects the important ways that race and gender intersect within the complex structural dynamics of STEM. Diversifying STEM fills this void, bringing together a wide array of perspectives and the voices of a number of multidisciplinary scholars. The essays cover three main areas: the widely-held ideology that science and mathematics are “value-free,” which promotes pedagogies of colorblindness in the classroom as well as an avoidance of discussions around using mathematics and science to promote social justice; how male and female students of color experience the intersection of racist and sexist structures that lead to general underrepresentation and marginalization; and recognizing that although there are no quick fixes, there exists evidence-based research suggesting concrete ways of doing a better job of including individuals of color in STEM. As a whole this volume will allow practitioners, teachers, students, faculty, and professionals to reimagine STEM across a variety of educational paradigms, perspectives, and disciplines, which is critical in finding solutions that broaden the participation of historically underrepresented groups within the STEM disciplines.

Book Details

Book Quality:
ISBN-13:: 9781978805699
Publisher:: Rutgers University Press
Date of Addition:: 2019-11-01T08:07:01Z
Language:: English
Categories:: Education, Nonfiction, Social Studies,
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.