RURALITY, RACE, AND STEM: Exploring the Intersectionality of Rural Students of Color Pursuing Degrees in STEM Fields

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Abstract

This chapter explores the collegiate experiences of rural Students of Color (RSoC) pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors using intersectionality as a framework to examine the opportunities, challenges, and marginalization these RSoC experienced within higher education and within their STEM disciplines. It contributes to research in higher education by considering both rurality and race as aspects of these students social and academic identities. The authors followed procedures to purposefully select their participants based on their goals for the project: full-time undergraduate students studying an STEM-related major and graduates from public high schools defined as rural or town locales by the National Center for Education Statistics. During the exploration of the collegiate experiences of RSoC in STEM majors, the authors focused on their research questions to identify the assets and supports as well as barriers and challenges discussed by the participants.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRace and Rurality
Subtitle of host publicationConsiderations for Advancing Higher Education Equity
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages239-254
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781000992724
ISBN (Print)9781032581361
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2023

Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Social Sciences

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