ERIC Number: EJ1212753
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
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Does STEM Stand Out? Examining Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Persistence across Postsecondary Fields
Riegle-Crumb, Catherine; King, Barbara; Irizarry, Yasmiyn
Educational Researcher, v48 n3 p133-144 Apr 2019
Informed by the theoretical lens of opportunity hoarding, this study considers whether STEM postsecondary fields stand apart via the disproportionate exclusion of Black and Latina/o youth. Utilizing national data from the Beginning Postsecondary Study (BPS), the authors investigate whether Black and Latina/o youth who begin college as STEM majors are more likely to depart than their White peers, either by switching fields or by leaving college without a degree, and whether patterns of departure in STEM fields differ from those in non-STEM fields. Results reveal evidence of persistent racial/ethnic inequality in STEM degree attainment not found in other fields.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Racial Differences, Academic Persistence, Postsecondary Education, College Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Disproportionate Representation, White Students, Majors (Students), Decision Making, Predictor Variables, Minority Group Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: HRD1348819; 5R24HD042849
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