"A Voice to Talk about It": Cosmetologists as STEM Experts in Educational Technology Design and Implementation

Autor/inn/en	Lachney, Michael; Babbitt, William; Bennett, Audrey; Eglash, Ron
Titel	"A Voice to Talk about It": Cosmetologists as STEM Experts in Educational Technology Design and Implementation
Quelle	In: European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 22 (2019) 2, S.40-54 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1027-5207
Schlagwörter	Cosmetology; African Americans; STEM Education; Design; Educational Technology; Allied Health Personnel; Allied Health Occupations; Communities of Practice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schminken; Afroamerikaner; STEM; Unterrichtsmedien; Gesundheitsberuf; Community
Abstract	In the U.S. there are steady efforts by governmental and philanthropic organizations to increase the representation of students of colour in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). After years of mixed results, researchers and educators have started to question one size fits all notions of broadening participation. An increasing number of projects are challenging universalist assumptions by enrolling the expertise of culturally situated communities of practice in STEM lessons and the educational technologies that support them. While this research shows promising results for improving young people's interest and performance in STEM, there has been little research on how these lessons and technologies might also benefit the communities whose expertise were originally enrolled. This paper details the design of educational technologies that bridge STEM and African American cosmetology. We report on a mixed-methods research project, conducted with a group of predominantly African American cosmetologists. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected to study their attitudes toward STEM before and after working with the technologies. Our results suggest positive changes in the cosmetologists' attitudes. We end with a critical discussion about respecting the knowledge systems of underrepresented communities of practice in educational technology research and development. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01