Diversifying STEM: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Race and Gender - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1978805675 ISBN 13: 9781978805675

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 2019

Synopsis

2020 Choice​ Outstanding Academic Title

Research frequently neglects the important ways that race and gender intersect within the complex structural dynamics of STEM. Diversifying STEM fills this void, bringing together a wide array of perspectives and the voices of a number of multidisciplinary scholars. The essays cover three main areas: the widely-held ideology that science and mathematics are “value-free,” which promotes pedagogies of colorblindness in the classroom as well as an avoidance of discussions around using mathematics and science to promote social justice; how male and female students of color experience the intersection of racist and sexist structures that lead to general underrepresentation and marginalization; and recognizing that although there are no quick fixes, there exists evidence-based research suggesting concrete ways of doing a better job of including individuals of color in STEM. As a whole this volume will allow practitioners, teachers, students, faculty, and professionals to reimagine STEM across a variety of educational paradigms, perspectives, and disciplines, which is critical in finding solutions that broaden the participation of historically underrepresented groups within the STEM disciplines. 

About this title

About the Author

EBONY O. MCGEE is an associate professor of diversity and STEM education at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
 
WILLIAM H. ROBINSON is a professor of electrical engineering and the associate dean for academic success in the school of engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.    

Edition details

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1978805675
• ISBN 13: 9781978805675
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: McGee Ebony O., Robinson William H.