Description
Book SynopsisThe 11 chapters in this book provide a glimpse into the journeys thatwomen 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.
Table of 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.
