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Duncan Davis-Hall; Laura Farrelly; Melissa Risteff; Chelsea M. Magin – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2023
Underrepresentation of female students and specific racial/ethnic groups persists in STEM despite decades of intervention. Evidence suggests a need to encourage interest in STEM fields at the middle-school level. Adolescent career aspirations are influenced by exposure to role models and mindsets, such as a sense of perceived personal capacity.…
Descriptors: Role Models, Recognition (Achievement), STEM Careers, Disproportionate Representation