Constructing STEM Mentorship Pathways to Empower Students in Low-Socioeconomic Communities

Autor/inn/en	Yong, Shirley A.; Kawtharani, Malak; Ashcroft, Jared M.; Rodriguez, Brandon A.
Titel	Constructing STEM Mentorship Pathways to Empower Students in Low-Socioeconomic Communities
Quelle	In: Journal of Latinos and Education, 22 (2023) 1, S.402-409 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-8431
DOI	10.1080/15348431.2020.1779068
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Mentors; Guided Pathways; Student Empowerment; Low Income Students; Outreach Programs; Charter Schools; Grade 8; Grade 9; High School Students; Middle School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Studienberechtigung; Jobcoaching; Charter school; Charter-Schule; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule
Abstract	To promote a STEM career pipeline, a mentor outreach program was created within a K-12 charter school network, with a pilot year focusing on eighth and ninth-grade students. Utilizing a small cohort of volunteers from a nearby community college as student mentors and one faculty member, 12 visits were conducted throughout the school year. The mentors led science activities, made connections to their collegiate coursework in science, and worked to establish mentor relationships with students in order to motivate them to pursue science upon high school completion. As a result, survey data from the beginning compared to the end of the academic year showed increases in favorable perception of science by as much as 25%. This is most pronounced in young female students of color and by students whose parents have a high school education or lower. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01