ERIC Number: EJ1453414
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1554-754X
EISSN: EISSN-1554-7558
Influence of Community Cultural Wealth on Undergraduate Hispanic and Black Women's Persistence in the STEM+C Workforce Pipeline
Shetay Ashford-Hanserd; Lillianna Franco Carrera; Twyla D. Hough; Toni D. Moreno; April J. Mouton; Ila Wallace
Career and Technical Education Research, v49 n2 p47-64 2024
To promote racial and gender equity in the field of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing (STEM+C), we investigated prominent influences on historically underrepresented minority (HURM) women's persistence in undergraduate education. With the underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic women in the computing workforce, this study focused on the experiences of this population as they persisted in their undergraduate education at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in Texas. This pilot study employed the ACCEYSS STEM+C Majors (ASCM) survey instrument and the counter-life herstory interview protocol to illuminate the community cultural wealth (CCW) factors and relevant lived experiences that influenced Black and Hispanic women's persistence in undergraduate computing education. To center justice and equity, we utilized a modified CCW framework (MCCW) as the theoretical framework to provide an antideficit understanding of how women of color access their strengths to persist in postsecondary education. The MCCW framework was modified to include spiritual capital as a critical source of fortitude and resilience in Black and Hispanic communities. Our findings highlight ways in which CCW factors influenced Black and Hispanic women's persistence in undergraduate computing education in response to better understand this population in their attainment and representation in STEM+C disciplines.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Undergraduate Students, Females, African American Students, Hispanic Americans, Cultural Capital, Academic Persistence, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Serving Institutions, Community Influence, Computer Science Education, Minority Group Students, Social Capital
Association for Career and Technical Education Research. Web site: https://www.acteronline.org/cter
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1764404