Reimagining the Pipeline: Advancing STEM Diversity, Persistence, and Success

Allen-Ramdial, Stacy-Ann A.; Campbell, Andrew G.

doi:10.1093/biosci/biu076

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“…There are multiple mechanisms that likely contribute to this pattern, including: 1) historical disenfranchisement of women and minority groups (i.e., generally low precedents of involvement), and 2) socioeconomic limitations of minority groups, including poorer educational facilities and opportunities and fewer resources (Ong et al 2011, Allen-Ramdial andCampbell 2014). Under such scenarios, a student's understanding iee iee…”

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YouTube videos of 'research in action' foster diverse public interest in science

Gil¹

2017

IEE

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Globally, scientific enterprises seek to diversify interest and participation in STEM fields, to both provide equitable opportunities and to push research forward. However, diversity in STEM remains low in many institutions. Internet-based video has emerged as a dominant communication medium that scientists can use to communicate the motivations, process, and products of their work to a diverse, mass audience. Here I describe my use of internet-based video about my research and career as a marine biologist as a tool to inspire broad public interest in science. With my YouTube videos, I have reached a diverse and growing global viewership, amassing >10,000 hours of watch time at the time of this writing. Viewer surveys revealed that my videos have improved individual perceptions about science and science careers, particularly among women and minority groups. I conclude that the emergence of internet-based video as a dominant, ever-expanding communication medium provides an unprecedented but largely untapped opportunity for scientists to broadly communicate their research and to inspire diverse interest in STEM careers.

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YouTube videos of 'research in action' foster diverse public interest in science

Gil¹

2017

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“…These students are predominantly white males, although literature suggests that there has been an increase in STEM diversity 17,21 .…”

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Engineering Technology Students - How do They Compare to Other STEM Students?

Lucietto

2017 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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“…Underrepresented minorities, defined herein as women and members of minority ethnic groups account for approximately 70% of today's college students, while comprising only 45% of students who receive undergraduate STEM degrees 1, 2 . In addition and as of 2011, minority ethnic groups account for approximately 30% of the United States population, but only 9.1% of those working in STEM occupations 2,3 . As unrepresented minority groups become majority fractions of the United States population 1-3 , greater involvement in STEM becomes necessary to maintain the nation's technical prowess and living standard.…”

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Raising Interest in STEM Education: A Research-based Learning Framework for Improving Minority Participation

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Shah²,

Bhatt³

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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Jay Bhatt is responsible for building library collections in engineering subject areas, outreach to faculty and students, and teaching information and research skills to faculty and students in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and related subject areas. He provides individual and small group consultations to students, instructional sessions to specific classes, online research support in both face to face and distance learning programs, and conducts workshops for specialized research areas. Jay is actively involved with the Engineering Libraries Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Raising Interest in STEM Education: A Research-based Learning Framework for Improving Minority ParticipationAbstract Despite efforts in the past three decades, participation of underrepresented minority groups is still an issue in STEM disciplines. Minority ethnic groups account for approximately 30% of the United States population, but only 9.1% of those working in STEM occupations. In this context, a program between the Community College of Philadelphia and Drexel University to provide research experience to underrepresented minority students (UMS) was implemented based on the hypothesis that learning about science and engineering is more effective if it is paired with the challenge of independent research in a specifically collaborative "micro-environment", as for example in active research laboratories. Six undergraduate UMS (three male, three female) were selected from a pool of twenty applicants in the inaugural year. Each student independently selected a faculty advisor and corresponding research group best aligned to their interests within the first two of the ten week program. From the outset, library integration underpinned the program. To this aim, students were personally introduced to key library professionals and digital library search tools and databases were immediately employed to review at least three journal articles relevant to their research foci, which assisted to form the basis for independent research proposals. By week four, students presented research plans before a panel of faculty and student judges. In order to complete the program, each student produced three final deliverablesan oral presentation, a technical poster and a paper describing their work. In addition, students were exposed to STEM research in an application-driven industrial setting through a visit to a private corporation known for its innovation. A final survey and individualized assessments were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and progress of the individual students, respectively. Students demonstrated familiarity with basic research methods and universally reported increased interest in STEM education and careers, with four continuing to work in their labs beyond the program's formal duration. Beyond the summer research program, the partnership facilitated: (i) tutoring in community college STEM courses by Drexel graduate students, (ii) a STEM career discussion panel, and (iii) a discussio...

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Reimagining the Pipeline: Advancing STEM Diversity, Persistence, and Success

Cited by 253 publications

References 24 publications

YouTube videos of 'research in action' foster diverse public interest in science

YouTube videos of 'research in action' foster diverse public interest in science

Engineering Technology Students - How do They Compare to Other STEM Students?

Raising Interest in STEM Education: A Research-based Learning Framework for Improving Minority Participation

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