ERIC Number: EJ1212001
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-2476-101X
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Transforming the STEM Learning Experience: Minority Students' Agency in Shaping Their Own Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research
Roberts, Shearon; Louis, Ross
Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, v2 n2 p24-31 Win 2018
This study explores how African American STEM students pursued research experiences outside of STEM disciplines, drawing on nine years of data from the undergraduate research journal "XULAneXUS" at the STEM-focused, historically black institution Xavier University of Louisiana. Findings indicate that a successful STEM education for black students benefits from non-STEM research mentorship that supports and reinforces minority students' commitment to STEM careers. Data show that STEM students engaged in non-STEM research to help them study and explain phenomena, revealing significance in the agency of STEM students to broaden the scope of their STEM education at a STEM-focused institution.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Learning Experience, Minority Group Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, African American Students, Black Colleges, Learner Engagement, Liberal Arts
Council on Undergraduate Research. 734 15th Street NW Suite 850, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-783-4810; Fax: 202-783-4811; e-mail: cur@cur.org; e-mail: SPUR@cur.org; Web site: https://www.cur.org/what/publications/journals/spur/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana (New Orleans)
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