Of Microscopes and Meeting Places: A Literature Review Examining Barriers to Indigenous Participation in STEM
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) was once not seen as a place for everyone. In fact, a powerful majority of people believed that individuals had to have predetermined characteristics that made them able to bear such vast and liberating knowledge. Centuries later, concentrated...
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| description | STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) was once not seen as a place for everyone. In fact, a powerful majority of people believed that individuals had to have predetermined characteristics that made them able to bear such vast and liberating knowledge. Centuries later, concentrated efforts are still needed to reverse the damage that the prevalence of such an ideology caused. When one considers the exclusion of individuals from a particular field, they may only see one side of the story; they may think that the only factor stopping the out-group from participating is the in-group trying to keep them out. The bigger picture tells the story of the consequences of enduring exclusion of the out-group, even well after explicit exclusionary tactics cease to exist. The awareness and study of this phenomenon in regard to several groups of historically excluded people have expanded in the modern era, helping to reduce its lasting effects. Some groups continue to participate in STEM at a much lower rate than their peers. Native Americans are a particularly interesting example of this. This review will explore some of the various reasons posed for the way and rate at which Native Americans are involved in STEM education and will attempt to determine the prevalence of each explanation and their interactions with each other. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c31206b1b7a84c60bc1ce08f1796b1932024-02-23T15:14:23ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022024-01-0114214510.3390/educsci14020145Of Microscopes and Meeting Places: A Literature Review Examining Barriers to Indigenous Participation in STEMMadeline Bollinger0Brian M. McSkimming1School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Gallogly College of Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USAEngineering Pathways, Gallogly College of Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USASTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) was once not seen as a place for everyone. In fact, a powerful majority of people believed that individuals had to have predetermined characteristics that made them able to bear such vast and liberating knowledge. Centuries later, concentrated efforts are still needed to reverse the damage that the prevalence of such an ideology caused. When one considers the exclusion of individuals from a particular field, they may only see one side of the story; they may think that the only factor stopping the out-group from participating is the in-group trying to keep them out. The bigger picture tells the story of the consequences of enduring exclusion of the out-group, even well after explicit exclusionary tactics cease to exist. The awareness and study of this phenomenon in regard to several groups of historically excluded people have expanded in the modern era, helping to reduce its lasting effects. Some groups continue to participate in STEM at a much lower rate than their peers. Native Americans are a particularly interesting example of this. This review will explore some of the various reasons posed for the way and rate at which Native Americans are involved in STEM education and will attempt to determine the prevalence of each explanation and their interactions with each other.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/2/145underrepresentationgoal congruencerace/ethnicityethicsstudent perceptionSTEM |
| spellingShingle | Madeline Bollinger Brian M. McSkimming Of Microscopes and Meeting Places: A Literature Review Examining Barriers to Indigenous Participation in STEM Education Sciences underrepresentation goal congruence race/ethnicity ethics student perception STEM |
| title | Of Microscopes and Meeting Places: A Literature Review Examining Barriers to Indigenous Participation in STEM |
| title_full | Of Microscopes and Meeting Places: A Literature Review Examining Barriers to Indigenous Participation in STEM |
| title_fullStr | Of Microscopes and Meeting Places: A Literature Review Examining Barriers to Indigenous Participation in STEM |
| title_full_unstemmed | Of Microscopes and Meeting Places: A Literature Review Examining Barriers to Indigenous Participation in STEM |
| title_short | Of Microscopes and Meeting Places: A Literature Review Examining Barriers to Indigenous Participation in STEM |
| title_sort | of microscopes and meeting places a literature review examining barriers to indigenous participation in stem |
| topic | underrepresentation goal congruence race/ethnicity ethics student perception STEM |
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