The Forgotten Scholar: Underrepresented Minority Postdoc Experiences in STEM Fields
The Forgotten Scholar: Underrepresented Minority Postdoc Experiences in STEM Fields
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DOI：
10.1080/00131946.2019.1702552
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发表时间：
2020-01-03
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
Smith, Mark J. T.
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作者：
Yadav, Aman;Seals, Christopher D.;Smith, Mark J. T.
博士后晋升教授的途径是未来教师人才的重要来源。本文重点关注代表性不足的少数族裔 (URM) 博士后以及他们在为学院终身职位做准备时所面临的挑战。迄今为止，关于 URM 在科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域取得成功的大部分研究都集中在 K-12 和本科阶段学生对 STEM 领域和 STEM 课程的兴趣。相比之下，很少有人关注研究寻求进入教授职位的 URM STEM 博士后的职业问题，尤其是从批判性的种族角度来看。参与我们研究的博士后完成了一次采访，探讨了自我效能、归属感、社会认同和该领域的挑战。经过编码和分析后，出现了 26 个子主题，包括对工作环境文化的感受以及对刻板印象和偏见的看法。这项具有广泛适用性的研究结果提高了我们对影响 URM 博士后晋升为教授的因素的理解，并为 URM 博士后的导师培训和职业成功策略提供了信息。
The postdoctoral pathway to the professoriate is an important source of future faculty talent. This paper focuses on underrepresented minority (URM) postdocs and the challenges they face as they prepare for tenure track positions in the academy. To date, much of the research on URM success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has focused on student interest in STEM fields and STEM curricula, both at the K-12 and undergraduate levels. By comparison, very little attention has been given to studying the career issues of URM STEM postdocs seeking to enter the professoriate, especially from a critical race lens. The postdocs who participated in our study completed an interview, which probed self-efficacy, sense of belonging, social identity, and challenges in the field. After coding and the analysis, 26 sub-themes emerged including feelings about the culture of their work environment and perceptions of stereotypes and biases. The results of the study, which are broadly applicable, have improved our understanding of the factors affecting the progression of URM postdocs into the professoriate and have informed mentor training and career success strategies for URM postdocs.