While efforts to recruit and retain Black students into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines are worthy of continued support, many of these efforts may be hindered by one-dimensional perspectives of the experiences of Black students in STEM majors. The purpose in this article is to introduce a conceptual framework,…

Drawing from Black Critical Theory (BlackCrit) as a theoretical framework, this study examined how Afro-Latin@s are represented in U.S. world history textbooks alongside global narratives of race and anti-Black systemic racism that are fundamental to understanding Afro-Latin@s' historical and contemporary lived experiences. Research findings…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the motivation of research mentors to address race/ethnicity in their research mentoring relationships, using self-determination theory as a conceptual framework. Mentors from science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields primarily in the biological sciences (N = 115) were asked to…

Although there is much research on adolescent poverty, research related to youth living in communities characterized by extreme poverty who are also identified as academically gifted is lacking. This study explores the development of hopelessness in these youths, compared with peers not identified as gifted, using data from the Mobile Youth and…

This article reports on a content analysis of human demographics represented across the picture book collection in one university's teacher education laboratory. Drawing from an established history of the representation of marginalized groups in children's literature and prior scholarship on content analyses of similar collections, this study aims…

Although there is empirical evidence concerning the value of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), broader narratives about these institutions too often overemphasize challenges and depict them from a deficit perspective. We argue that such depictions elide the benefits of HBCUs within the higher education landscape and are rooted…

In this article, I describe the ways educational research often calls us out our names, meaning that educational researchers often name communities not as they are but as the academy needs them to be along damaging logics of erasure and deficiency. I use Morrison's concept of the White gaze, Tuck's concepts of damage-centered and desire-based…

Scholars of sexuality have argued that 'moral panics' about sexuality often stand in for broader conflicts over nationality and belonging. Canada has spent decades cultivating a national image founded on multiculturalism and democratic equality. The Ontario sexuality education curriculum introduced in 2015 drew audible condemnation from a variety…

This special issue brings together a mix of early-career, mid, and senior scholars to critically examine current realities of, and boldly imagine future possibilities for, STEM education in the lives of racially minoritized children in the United States. Given the implicit and sometimes explicit aspirations of STEM education to be a counteracting…

This paper is written in response to Alberto J. Rodriguez and Deb Morrison's article entitled, "Expanding and Enacting Transformative Meanings of Equity, Diversity and Social Justice in Science Education." The authors provide a historical account of science education social justice research efforts within the USA and support the need to…

This chapter points to how race and gender specific affinity groups serve as a vehicle for Asian male students to challenge mainstream stereotypes and redefine themselves in culturally relevant ways that subsequently empower them to embrace more fully their Asian male identities.

Previous research has documented the deficit language and White saviorism embedded in Teach For America scripts. This article details the findings of an analysis of Relay Graduate School of Education in an attempt to add the growing body of literature documenting the program's emergence as a new graduate school of education. Drawing on critical…

Teacher educators have sought to understand the challenges associated with teaching predominantly White teacher candidates about race, racism, power, and privilege and preparing them to teach and act for racial and social justice. In this article, I build on this work by exploring (1) how White teacher candidates express race-consciousness upon…

This study focuses on teachers' perceptions of parental support for engaging in conversations about race and racial violence in the classroom. We draw on data from the Teacher Race Talk Survey (TRTS), an exploratory survey that examines pre- and in-services teachers' perceptions about discussing race and racial violence in the classroom. Our…

Colleges and universities are among the most cherished--and controversial--institutions in the United States. In this updated edition of "A History of American Higher Education," John R. Thelin offers welcome perspective on the triumphs and crises of this highly influential sector in American life. Exploring American higher education…