ISBN: 9780323904698 - Empowering Underrepresented Students in Science: Stem Students Speak (4 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Empowering Underrepresented Students in Science: STEM Students Speak chronicles the best practices of a STEM retention program for underrepresented minority students (URM) at a public university. Written mostly as an engaging series of vignettes, this story invites its audience to examine the underbelly of this successful program. It reveals to readers what lies at the heart of creating and sustaining a STEM retention program that is as inviting as it is vital. The programs practice of reflection helps to build students self-efficacy and self-understanding. This book addresses the problem of merely throwing resources at a program to have it only achieve mild success.Most STEM retention/support programs offer a litany of things they think are necessary for students, especially traditionally underserved students, to survive in STEM. We contend that our program goes beyond merely throwing money at a need, to critically assessing the need through the lens of inclusive practices. Our program attempts to engage with the whole selves of the students we serve. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Empowering Underrepresented Students in Science: STEM Students Speak chronicles the best practices of a STEM retention program for underrepresented minority students (URM) at a public university. Written mostly as an engaging series of vignettes, this story invites its audience to examine the underbelly of this successful program. It reveals to readers what lies at the heart of creating and sustaining a STEM retention program that is as inviting as it is vital. The programs practice of reflection helps to build students self-efficacy and self-understanding. This book addresses the problem of merely throwing resources at a program to have it only achieve mild success.Most STEM retention/support programs offer a litany of things they think are necessary for students, especially traditionally underserved students, to survive in STEM. We contend that our program goes beyond merely throwing money at a need, to critically assessing the need through the lens of inclusive practices. Our program attempts to engage with the whole selves of the students we serve. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…