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Jessica L. Rosenberg; Nancy Holincheck; Kathryn Fernández; Benjamin W. Dreyfus; Fardousa Wardere; Stephanie Stehle; Tiffany N. Butler – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
The percentage of women receiving bachelor's degrees in physics (25%) in the U.S. lags well behind that of men, and women leave the major at higher rates. Achieving equity in physics will mean that women stay in physics at the same rates as men, but this will require changes in the culture and support structures. A strong sense of belonging can…
Descriptors: Females, Mentors, Self Concept, Sense of Community
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Lindsay Jarratt; Charles R. Martin-Stanley; Jodi L. Linley; Amanda L. Mollet; DaVida L. Anderson; Milad Mohebali – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2024
Drawing on interviews with 70 college peer socialization agents (PSAs) across 42 U.S.-based institutions of higher education, this study explores how PSAs create "underlives" (Goffman, 1961) in response to their roles and expectations for communicating institutional messages about diversity. Findings from this study illuminate the ways…
Descriptors: Socialization, Peer Relationship, Diversity, Institutional Mission