Academic and Social Barriers to Black and Latino Male Collegians’ Success in Engineering and Related STEM Fields
Academic and Social Barriers to Black and Latino Male Collegians’ Success in Engineering and Related STEM Fields
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黑人和拉丁裔男大学生在工程及相关 STEM 领域取得成功的学术和社会障碍
DOI：
10.18260/1-2--19146
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发表时间：
2013
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
M. Ong
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作者：
Rachel R. Kachchaf;Lily T. Ko;A. Hodari;M. Ong
Terrell Strayhorn博士是俄亥俄州立大学高等教育副教授，同时也是Kirwan种族与民族研究所的高级研究员，并在黑人研究、工程教育和社会学方面担任高级研究员。2008年美国国家科学基金会职业奖获得者，Strayhorn教授研究教育公平和多样性问题，扩大少数民族在STEM领域的参与，以及影响学生学习和发展的因素。斯特雷霍恩著有6本书，超过75篇期刊文章，100多篇会议论文和摘要，是《光谱：黑人期刊》的共同编辑，也是几个董事会的成员。以及俄亥俄州立大学教学与学习学院的He STEM教育机械工程学士学位，在那里他研究的主题包括但不限于认知发展，学习，教学以及它们发生的社会背景。他是一年级工程项目的首席研究生助教，并继续在机械工程系的运动实验室从事研究项目。他是美国工程教育学会分会成员。他的研究兴趣包括多样性、包容性、保留和成功，特别关注STEM领域的学生。历史上未被充分代表的种族/少数民族（即非洲裔美国人，拉丁美洲人和美洲原住民）在工程和相关STEM领域取得成功时遇到了障碍。与白人和亚太岛民相比，这些学生的学位获得率较低，更频繁地转到非stem专业，并且经历了独特的社会挑战。为了检验这些发现，本研究进行了近50次访谈，并对其进行了分析，以更好地了解非洲裔美国人和拉丁裔美国人在这些领域的学术和社会经历。采访显示，这些学生往往(1)感到孤独和被忽视，(2)缺乏同种族的同龄人和教职员工，(3)难以将理论应用于实践，(4)缺乏在STEM领域取得成功所需的大学前准备。
Dr. Terrell Strayhorn is Associate Professor of Higher Education at The Ohio State University, where he also serves as Senior Research Associate for the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, and holds courtesy appointments in Black Studies, Engineering Education, and Sociology. Recipient of a 2008 NSF CAREER Award, Professor Strayhorn studies issues of equity and diversity in education, broadening minority participation in STEM fields, and factors influencing students’ learning and development. Author of 6 books, over 75 journal articles, more than 100 conference paper and abstracts, Strayhorn is co-editor of Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men and member of several boards. and bachelor’s Mechanical Engineering at He STEM Education within the School of Teaching and Learning at Ohio State, where he studies topics including but not limited to cognitive development, learning, teaching, and the social contexts within which they occur. He is a Lead Graduate Teaching Associate with the First-Year Engineering Program and continues to work on research projects in the Movement Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is American Society of Engineering Education Chapter. His research interests include diversity, inclusion, retention and success with a particular focus on students in STEM fields. Abstract Historically underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities (i.e. African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans) have experienced barriers to their success in engineering and related STEM fields. These student populations have had lower degree attainment rates, switch to non-STEM majors more frequently, and experience unique social challenges when compared to White and Asian Pacific Islander counterparts. To examine these findings, nearly 50 interviews were conducted and analyzed in the present study to better understand the academic and social experiences of African American and Latino American men in these fields. Interviews revealed that these students tend to (1) feel alone and invisible, (2) lack same race peers and faculty members, (3) have difficulty applying theory to practice, and (4) lack the pre-college preparation necessary to succeed in STEM fields.