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McNaughtan, Jon; Higgins, Raegan; Spott, Jessica; Smith, Dimitra – Community College Enterprise, 2022
This position paper discusses the existent research focused on STEM centers at colleges and universities, focusing on their critical role to support students from racially minoritized backgrounds. The objective of this work is to present a potential framework to recast the role of these institutional STEM centers at both community colleges and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Teaching Centers, Community Colleges, School Holding Power
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Hadi, Narges; Spott, Jessica L.; Higgins, Raegan – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2022
This qualitative study explored the challenges that Hispanic and African American students experience during their education in STEM fields at community colleges. Students from four community colleges across Texas participated in this study. Drawing from focus group interviews, three themes were identified as self-perceived challenges to degree…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Student Experience, STEM Education, Community College Students
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Smith, Dimitra J.; Spott, Jessica L.; Higgins, Raegan; McNaughtan, Jon – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Using data from a south-west alliance between two-year colleges and four-year universities, this study provides insight into the needed resources at partner institutions to promote the successful transfer and retention for minoritized students in STEM. The study includes responses from over 500 students who were engaged in alliance-related…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community College Students, College Transfer Students, STEM Education