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White, Susan; Ivie, Rachel – Physics Teacher, 2021
A recent "TPT" call for papers asks for "more research … about how to tear down and/or overcome the barriers to success that the world, and science, and academia, and the culture of physics put in the way of those who are not white and male." Women make up only 20% of bachelor's degree recipients in physics. Hispanic people…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Barriers, College Faculty
Ivie, Rachel; Anderson, Garrett; White, Susan – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2014
The United States is becoming more and more diverse, but the representation of some minority groups in physics and astronomy lags behind. Although 13% of the US population is African American or black, and 17% is Hispanic (US Census), the representation of these two groups in physics and astronomy is much lower. For this reason, African Americans…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Hispanic Americans, Physics, Minority Group Teachers