A Systematic Review of Barriers to Accessing Undergraduate Research for STEM Students: Problematizing Under-Researched Factors for Students of Color
While the benefits of undergraduate research experiences for students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups have been well explored, more research is needed to better understand how students of color access these experiences. We summarize a non-structured review of literature that highlights ba...
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| author | Sophie Pierszalowski Jana Bouwma-Gearhart Lindsay Marlow |
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| description | While the benefits of undergraduate research experiences for students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups have been well explored, more research is needed to better understand how students of color access these experiences. We summarize a non-structured review of literature that highlights barriers to success that students of color face in relation to STEM programming at the postsecondary level. Building from this, we report on a structured review of barriers to accessing undergraduate research. We discuss implications of the relative lack of research on access to undergraduate research for students of color at postsecondary institutions. We consider how barriers for the success and persistence of students of color in postsecondary STEM, overall, may manifest as barriers to accessing the undergraduate research experiences argued to help reduce these barriers. With the hope of guiding future relevant action, we put forth recommendations for researchers and practitioners. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ac2a3ac96374b4ea4e51ab69fa973262023-11-22T15:17:13ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602021-09-0110932810.3390/socsci10090328A Systematic Review of Barriers to Accessing Undergraduate Research for STEM Students: Problematizing Under-Researched Factors for Students of ColorSophie Pierszalowski0Jana Bouwma-Gearhart1Lindsay Marlow2Undergraduate Academic Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USACollege of Education, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USALibrary Services, Buffalo School District, Buffalo, NY 14202, USAWhile the benefits of undergraduate research experiences for students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups have been well explored, more research is needed to better understand how students of color access these experiences. We summarize a non-structured review of literature that highlights barriers to success that students of color face in relation to STEM programming at the postsecondary level. Building from this, we report on a structured review of barriers to accessing undergraduate research. We discuss implications of the relative lack of research on access to undergraduate research for students of color at postsecondary institutions. We consider how barriers for the success and persistence of students of color in postsecondary STEM, overall, may manifest as barriers to accessing the undergraduate research experiences argued to help reduce these barriers. With the hope of guiding future relevant action, we put forth recommendations for researchers and practitioners.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/9/328undergraduate researchaccessSTEM |
| spellingShingle | Sophie Pierszalowski Jana Bouwma-Gearhart Lindsay Marlow A Systematic Review of Barriers to Accessing Undergraduate Research for STEM Students: Problematizing Under-Researched Factors for Students of Color Social Sciences undergraduate research access STEM |
| title | A Systematic Review of Barriers to Accessing Undergraduate Research for STEM Students: Problematizing Under-Researched Factors for Students of Color |
| title_full | A Systematic Review of Barriers to Accessing Undergraduate Research for STEM Students: Problematizing Under-Researched Factors for Students of Color |
| title_fullStr | A Systematic Review of Barriers to Accessing Undergraduate Research for STEM Students: Problematizing Under-Researched Factors for Students of Color |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Systematic Review of Barriers to Accessing Undergraduate Research for STEM Students: Problematizing Under-Researched Factors for Students of Color |
| title_short | A Systematic Review of Barriers to Accessing Undergraduate Research for STEM Students: Problematizing Under-Researched Factors for Students of Color |
| title_sort | systematic review of barriers to accessing undergraduate research for stem students problematizing under researched factors for students of color |
| topic | undergraduate research access STEM |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/9/328 |
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