Career Choice among First-Generation, Minority STEM College Students
We qualitatively investigated ways in which undergraduates unpacked their perceptions of STEM careers after attending a seminar series that introduced them to diverse scientists. Using Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) as a guiding framework, we explored how culturally-specific realities impacte...
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| author | Bryan M. Dewsbury Cynthia Taylor Amy Reid Connie Viamonte |
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| description | We qualitatively investigated ways in which undergraduates unpacked their perceptions of STEM careers after attending a seminar series that introduced them to diverse scientists. Using Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) as a guiding framework, we explored how culturally-specific realities impacted students’ career choices. Our findings suggest that familial ties and cultural expectations played key roles in determining how students navigated career choice. Our results have implications for how institutions navigate career pursuit discussions with students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8dab020f29bd4dcc919841d8984c7c4b2022-12-21T19:20:16ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologyJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education1935-78771935-78852019-01-0120310.1128/jmbe.v20i3.1775Career Choice among First-Generation, Minority STEM College StudentsBryan M. Dewsbury0Cynthia Taylor1Amy Reid2Connie Viamonte3Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199English, Global & Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199We qualitatively investigated ways in which undergraduates unpacked their perceptions of STEM careers after attending a seminar series that introduced them to diverse scientists. Using Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) as a guiding framework, we explored how culturally-specific realities impacted students’ career choices. Our findings suggest that familial ties and cultural expectations played key roles in determining how students navigated career choice. Our results have implications for how institutions navigate career pursuit discussions with students.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v20i3.1775 |
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