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Tobias Bahr; Marcus Brändle; Bernd Zinn – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2025
The evidence regarding the effectiveness of STEM support programs for K-12 students to spark their interest in the STEM field is mixed. The goals and contents of support programs vary and mostly cover short intervention periods. So far, not many studies exist that cover different learning characteristics of students in long-term STEM support…
Descriptors: STEM Education, STEM Careers, Student Characteristics, Student Interests
Caitlin F. Warren – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This convergent mixed-methods study aimed to evaluate the mentorships in a high school with well-established student mentorship opportunities. Examining the characteristics and role of mentorships for students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers determined how mentorships impact STEM career decisions.…
Descriptors: STEM Careers, Mentors, High School Students, Program Effectiveness
Lori Anna Mesi – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative cross-sectional study was to investigate the role of mentoring on preventing attrition of females in STEM pathways. This particular study examined mentoring sampled women currently in cybersecurity and engineering professions, though the study and subsequent results could be easily applied to other professions. The…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, STEM Education, Academic Persistence
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John Armstrong; Alice Sullivan – British Educational Research Journal, 2025
Athena Swan was established in 2005 with the goal of advancing the careers of women in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) subjects in higher education. Since then, it has expanded its remit in various ways and has generated some controversy. This paper explains how Athena Swan operates as a policy-scoring scheme,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Education, STEM Careers, Higher Education
Xiao-Yin Chen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
It is essential that all students who are interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have the motivational supports to persist in their STEM career trajectories. "STEM role models," or successful individuals in STEM, can be powerful tools to motivate college students towards STEM careers, particularly if students…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Academic Persistence, Role Models, College Students
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Greg J. Strimel; Sydney Seban; Jackson Otto; Liesl Krause-Klein – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
Manufacturers have expressed concerns about talent shortages, citing the perceptions held by students/parents of the industry as a major contributing factor. At the same time, policymakers/educational leaders continue to call for STEM education programming to maintain competitiveness in such industries. Accordingly, manufacturers have launched…
Descriptors: Industry, STEM Careers, Outreach Programs, Manufacturing
Angel R. Carter – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study investigates the effect of a female STEM professional mentoring program on perceptions among K-12 female participants. Led by STEM professionals, the program aims to enhance understanding of STEM careers. The findings reveal significant changes in the K-12 females' attitude and career aspirations towards STEM following their involvement…
Descriptors: Females, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Secondary School Students
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Verleen K. Mcsween – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2024
Successful retention of STEM majors that then successfully transition into the U.S. STEM workforce is a major challenge for institutions of higher education. The present work represents a quality improvement study of a custom-designed professional development course for undergraduate students characterized by an innovative integration of workforce…
Descriptors: STEM Careers, STEM Education, Biomedicine, Undergraduate Students
Juliet Marie Crowell – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Middle school Black girls in the Chicagoland area encounter challenges when engaging in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) learning and developing individual STEM identities. Black girls with good grades in STEM courses are reluctant to pursue STEM careers because of the negative stereotypes they face in school (King & Pringle,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Females, African American Students, Barriers
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Alicia L. Macchione; Donald Sacco; Mitch Brown – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2025
Recent work indicates that gender-inclusive advertisements can increase women's involvement in STEM fields. However, it remains less clear whether these inclusionary efforts would benefit more from focusing on the pragmatic utility or moral need for inclusivity. This study extends this work by determining the extent to which two unique inclusivity…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Investment, STEM Education
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Sungmin Moon; Shu-Sha Angie Guan; Jose H. Vargas; Judith C. P. Lin; Patchareeya Kwan; Carrie L. Saetermoe; Gilberto Flores; Gabriela Chavira – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2025
In 2014, the NIH Diversity Program Consortium (DPC) launched an initiative to implement and evaluate novel interventions at a variety of academic institutions across the country to engage undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds in biomedically-related research. The local intervention examined in the current study provides Critical Race…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Education, Biomedicine, Critical Race Theory
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Francisco Villa; Kara Tucker-Morgan – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
Increasing the representation of skilled workers in STEM fields has been a priority in the United States, with a particular emphasis on supporting underrepresented groups. While urban areas with established higher education institutions have made efforts to engage underrepresented students in STEM, this study sheds light on the challenges faced by…
Descriptors: Biology, STEM Careers, College Transfer Students, Employment Opportunities
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Joey Shapiro Key; Linda Simonsen; Cara Margherio – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
The STEM Public Outreach Team (SPOT) at the University of Washington Bothell (UWB) provides training and community building opportunities for diverse STEM students that impact their persistence in STEM majors and careers. The University of Washington Center for Evaluation and Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) evaluated the experiences of SPOT…
Descriptors: STEM Education, STEM Careers, Outreach Programs, College Students
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Sharlonne Rollin Smith – School-University Partnerships, 2024
Purpose: The article discusses the development and growth of a newly established Noyce Scholarship Program at a Hispanic Serving Institution and the collaborative efforts of the School of Education (SOE) and its partners during the recruitment and retention process. Design/methodology/approach: The author will explore and answer questions: (1)…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Minority Serving Institutions, Scholarships, Student Financial Aid
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Joseph A. Kitchen; Michael S. Williams; Gerhard Sonnert; Philip Sadler – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
This quasi-experimental study examined the impact of participation in college-run STEM career days on American high school students' STEM career aspirations. Data were collected from a nationwide retrospective cohort survey of 15,847 U.S. college students who provided information about their experiences during high school. Accounting for…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Occupational Aspiration, STEM Careers, College School Cooperation
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