The STEM education concept, abbreviated to the initials of science, technology, mathematics, and engineering disciplines, is one of the key approaches on the agenda of many countries. The past literature on the subject indicates that STEM education has positive effects on 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and…

There are many efforts to bolster college-going, especially for minority students. While mainstream research dominates the perspectives that inform development of initiatives aimed at increasing college-going, it is important that student voices and experiences guide these programs. The purpose of this study is to amplify Native Hawaiian voices to…

Participation in post-compulsory physics is a matter of longstanding concern from economic and equity perspectives. The current study draws upon Bourdieu's theory of social practice, particularly notions of the 'cultural arbitrary', to explore what insights into post-compulsory physics choice might be provided by students who chose other sciences.…

This study examined how school-based (teacher & peer) racial discrimination and efficacy to combat racial discrimination was associated with racialized beliefs and educational aspirations of African American adolescents. A socioeconomically diverse sample of African American adolescents (N = 505, M[subscript age] = 16) were included. After…

This research presentation seeks to illustrate how tracking produces within-school segregation, which, in turn, shapes the future aspirations of students. Scholars have shown that while schools have become more racially integrated over the years, another sociological phenomenon has occurred: within-school segregation as brought on by tracking.…

The purpose of this study is to investigate how students' school-level STEM-related factors, motivational factors, and parent/teacher expectations affect their plans for college STEM-majoring. This paper reports on two-year longitudinal study of high school students from a large, public school charter system. Logistic regression results revealed…

In this study, we investigate the growth trajectory of 519 students in a vocational senior high school in Taiwan. The group-based trajectory model identifies 3 subgroups with distinct trajectories of academic achievement in Math and English. This study reveals baseline predictive factors associated with these trajectories as well as relationships…

A variable and person-centered approach was applied to understand the development of cross domain self-concepts of ability, patterns of math and English self-concepts of ability throughout adolescence, and their associations with college major. An expectancy-value perspective was integrated with dimensional comparison theory to understand how math…

A new high school on a remote inland in Belize offers important educational opportunities to students who previously only had access to primary education. This qualitative case study applied Patterson's (2000) Culture of Poverty to understand challenges that exist that keep students from achieving their academic potential despite new opportunities…

This study examined outcomes from a 2-year multi-level, developmental peer-mentoring project. Using quantitative surveys and open-ended qualitative interviews, we examined the perceptions of 1st generation college freshman mentors and high school student mentees from an inner city school. Five overarching themes emerged from the data. Three of the…

This study examined the impact of perceived equitable treatment on Latina/o students' decisions concerning post-secondary enrollment. Logistic regression was used to identify variables associated with Latina/o high school students' aspirations to attend college within the context of theory concerning high school success and college choice. Data…

Despite calls by policymakers and educators to increase college access, various student subgroups are often ignored by the research community. For example, the process through which rural Latinx students choose to enroll in college and the types of colleges they matriculate to is understudied in the literature. This study addresses the limitations…

The Federal Vocational Baccalaureate (FVB) constitutes the major link between the academic and vocational track in Swiss educational system by combining a vocational apprenticeship with general education. Regarding the effects of economic competencies on these transitions, there is a substantial lack within the current state of research. The…

The School to University Pathways for Refugee Students (SUPRS) project was a two-year case study conducted with seven schools and three universities across urban and regional Australia that investigated the enablers and constraints faced by refugee background students transitioning from high school to university. Focus groups and interviews with…

What do recent trends toward increasingly ambitious educational expectations and rising college completion rates mean for the stratification of higher education? This article shows that the odds of achieving expectations for a bachelor's degree increased across 15 cohorts of young adults, and to a lesser extent, for expectations to attend…