ERIC Number: EJ1031765
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-956X
Negotiating Identity: A Look at the Educational Experiences of Black Undergraduates in Stem Disciplines
McClain, Oren L.
Peabody Journal of Education, v89 n3 p380-392 2014
The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate the mathematics educational experiences of Black undergraduate students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines at the University of Virginia. Using Murrell's (2009) situated-mediated identity theory as the theoretical framework, this study examines factors that influence the construction of mathematics identities of these students. Findings indicate that race significantly influenced the educational experiences of these students and, consequently, the construction of their identities as mathematics learners and doers.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Undergraduate Students, African American Students, Majors (Students), Mathematics Education, Identification (Psychology), Racial Factors, Interviews, Focus Groups, Autobiographies, Student Empowerment, Student Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Virginia

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