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Inside the Double Bind: A Synthesis of Empirical Research on Undergraduate and Graduate Women of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics
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Ong, Maria; Wright, Carol; Espinosa, Lorelle L.; Orfield, Gary – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this article, Maria Ong, Carol Wright, Lorelle Espinosa, and Gary Orfield review nearly forty years of scholarship on the postsecondary educational experiences of women of color in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Their synthesis of 116 works of scholarship provides insight into the factors that influence the retention,…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Females, Disproportionate Representation, Engineering
The Power of Context: State-Level Policies and Politics and the Educational Performance of the Children of Immigrants in the United States
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Filindra, Alexandra; Blanding, David; Coll, Cynthia Garcia – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
Children of immigrant backgrounds--children who are immigrants themselves or were born to immigrant parents--are the largest segment of growth in the U.S. school population. In this exploratory interdisciplinary analysis, Filindra, Blanding, and Garcia Coll ask whether the context of policy and political receptivity, even when they are not…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Graduation
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Moreno, Kriztyan Alberto – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this article, the author describes his experiences as a Mexican living "illegally" in the United States and how Esperanza Community Collegial Academy has given him a second chance to find himself and his place in this world. At Esperanza he is part of a program that promotes higher education, MEXA (Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undocumented Immigrants, Individual Development, Educational Experience