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ERIC Number: EJ1457487
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1526-2367
EISSN: EISSN-1557-5284
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Preparing Cybersecurity Camp Facilitators to Be Culturally Relevant Mentor Teachers
Tara Nkrumah
Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, v25 n3 p55-63 2024
This study analyzes mentor teachers' perceptions of culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) professional development in STEM informal learning spaces and the support needed to nurture practices of CRP. Additionally, the study investigates culturally relevant professional development's (CRPD) influence on mentor teachers' transference of CRP theory into practice to advance racial and gender equity through an informal cybersecurity camp. The qualitative data analysis (semi-structured interviews) provides an overview of the Fall 2022 session of a year-long multi-state virtual cybersecurity camp funded through the Defense STEM Education Consortium Grant #XXX. Participants with work experience in informal STEM camps were recruited from the East and West Coast locations of the United States through an online application process. The data sample is composed of 10 ethnically diverse participants consisting of undergraduate, graduate, in-service teachers, professors, and industry professionals. Findings reveal that multiple and comprehensive CRPD sessions elucidated mentor-teacher interpretation of CRP and the implementation of CRP practices. Future research on CRPD in STEM informal learning spaces is briefly discussed.
Institute for STEM Education and Research. P.O. Box 4001, Auburn, AL 36831. Tel: 334-844-3360; Web site: https://www.jstem.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Defense (DOD)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: GR42698
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