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Publication Date: 2022
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Undergraduate Latin* Queer Students' Intersectionality of Mathematics Experiences: A Borderlands Perspective
Leyva, Luis A.
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (44th, Nashville, TN, Nov 17-20, 2022)
The cisheteropatriarchal climate of STEM education shapes oppressive experiences for queer and trans* (QT) students majoring in the sciences. Intersectionality of STEM experiences for QT students of color is missing in the literature. Thus, it has been unexplored how undergraduate STEM as a racialized space shapes variation in experiences among QT students. Such intersectional analyses are especially necessary in mathematics -- a discipline socially constructed as 'neutral' despite being a gatekeeper to STEM degrees for historically marginalized groups. To address this area of needed research, this paper presents findings from an analysis of undergraduate Latin* QT students' intersectionality of mathematics experiences as STEM majors with a focus on peer relationships. I conclude with implications for research and practice to disrupt mathematics education as white, cisheteropatriarchal space. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630210.]
Descriptors: STEM Education, Social Bias, LGBTQ People, Minority Group Students, Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Education, Hispanic American Students, Majors (Students), Peer Relationship, Barriers, Ideology, Student Experience
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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