Community Colleges and Stem

Examining Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Herausgeber: Palmer, Robert T; Wood, J Luke

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This edited volume is the first to discuss the intersection between minority STEM students and the role community colleges play in access and retention.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780415821100
• ISBN-10: 041582110X
• Artikelnr.: 37087655

Autorenporträt

Robert T. Palmer is Assistant Professor of Student Affairs at the State University of New York-Binghamton, USA. J. Luke Wood is Assistant Professor of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education at San Diego State University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Pathways to Success: The Role of Community Colleges in Promoting
Access to Minorities in STEM
Chapter 1: Community Colleges and Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic
Minorities in STEM Education: A National Picture, Xueli Wang
Chapter 2: The Impact of State Policy on Community College STEM Programs,
Pamela Eddy and Tiffany Pugh
Chapter 3: The Need for Integrated Workforce Development Systems to Broaden
the Participation of Underrepresented Students in STEM-related Fields,
Victor Hernandez-Gantes & Edward C. Fletcher Jr
Part II: A New Dimension to the Discourse on Minority Students, STEM, and
Community Colleges
Chapter 4: An Expectancy-Value Model for the STEM Persistence of Ninth
Grade Underrepresented Minority Students, Lori Andersen & Thomas J. Ward
Chapter 5: The Effect of Non-Cognitive Predictors on Academic Integration
Measures: A Multinomial Analysis of STEM Students of Color in the Community
College, Marissa Vasquez Urias, Royel M. Johnson, & J. Luke Wood
Chapter 6: STEMming the Tide: Psychological Factors Influencing Racial and
Ethnic Minority Students' Success in STEM at Community Colleges, Terrell L.
Strayhorn, Michael Steven Williams, Derrick L. Tillman-Kelly, & Marjorie
Dorimé-Williams
Chapter 7: The Propensity to Avoid Developmental Math in Community College:
A Focus on Minority Students, Bobbie Everett Frye & Kelly D. Smith
Chapter 8: Moving Beyond the Barrier of Mathematics and Engaging Culturally
Relevant Pedagogy in the Classroom for Racial and Ethnic Minority STEM
Students in Community Colleges, Denise Yull
Part 3: Examining the Experiences of Minority Students in Community
Colleges: Diverse Contexts Chapter 9: Minority Serving Community Colleges
and the Production of STEM Associate Degrees, Frances King Stage, Ginelle
John, Valerie C. Lundy-Wagner & Katherine Mary Conway
Chapter 10: Creating Successful Pathways for Asian Americans and Pacific
Islander Community College Students (AAPIs) in STEM, Dina C. Maramba
Chapter 11: Constraints and Opportunities for Practitioner Agency in STEM
Programs in Hispanic Serving Community Colleges, Megan M. Chase, Estela
Mara Bensimon, Linda Shieh, Tiffany Jones, & Alicia C. Dowd
Chapter 12: Achieving Success: A Model of Success for Black Males in STEM
at Community Colleges, Robert T. Palmer & Zachary M. DuBord