Diversifying STEM

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Race and Gender

• Author(s): Ebony O. McGee, William H. Robinson,
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Pages: 269
• ISBN_10: 1978805675
  ISBN_13: 9781978805675
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / General , Education / Schools / Levels / Higher , Education / Multicultural Education , Education / Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation , Education / Inclusive Education , Mathematics / Study & Teaching , Science / Study & Teaching , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies , Social Science / Minority Studies , Social Science / Women's Studies , Social Science / Discrimination ,

Description:... 2020 Choice​ Outstanding Academic Title

Research frequently neglects the important ways that race and gender intersect within the complex structural dynamics of STEM. Diversifying STEM fills this void, bringing together a wide array of perspectives and the voices of a number of multidisciplinary scholars. The essays cover three main areas: the widely-held ideology that science and mathematics are “value-free,” which promotes pedagogies of colorblindness in the classroom as well as an avoidance of discussions around using mathematics and science to promote social justice; how male and female students of color experience the intersection of racist and sexist structures that lead to general underrepresentation and marginalization; and recognizing that although there are no quick fixes, there exists evidence-based research suggesting concrete ways of doing a better job of including individuals of color in STEM. As a whole this volume will allow practitioners, teachers, students, faculty, and professionals to reimagine STEM across a variety of educational paradigms, perspectives, and disciplines, which is critical in finding solutions that broaden the participation of historically underrepresented groups within the STEM disciplines.