ERIC Number: EJ1223108
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 33
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-5748
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The Role of Institutional Agents in Providing Institutional Support to Latinx Students in STEM
Bensimon, Estela Mara; Dowd, Alicia C.; Stanton-Salazar, Ricardo; Dávila, Brianne A.
Review of Higher Education, v42 n4 p1689-1721 Sum 2019
Case study results featuring four Latinx STEM faculty members illustrate the forms of institutional support professors can provide to increase the number of Latinx students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The findings highlight three areas of university faculty agency to integrate Latinx students into the cultural and discursive world of STEM: recruitment, admissions, and program development; professional networking; and brokering support for Latinx within the university and across systems. Recommendations are provided for faculty who wish to act as institutional agents and the need for future research into the institutional culture of Hispanic Serving Institutions is identified.
Descriptors: College Faculty, STEM Education, College Students, Hispanic American Students, Inclusion, Student Recruitment, College Admission, Selective Admission, Program Development, Social Networks, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Participation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 0653280