Dataset
The Role of Minoritized Student Representation in Promoting Achievement and Equity within College STEM Courses
ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research
11/21/2023
DOI: 10.3886/e195293v1
Abstract
In the context of continued equity gaps in student success within and beyond STEM, this paper explored the extent to which the representation of underrepresented racial minority (URM) and first-generation college students predict grades in postsecondary STEM courses. The analyses examined 87,027 grades received by 11,868 STEM-interested students within 8,468 STEM courses at 20 institutions. Cross-classified multilevel models and student fixed effect analyses of these data both support the same conclusion: the proportion of URM and first-generation students within a class is positively associated with STEM grades among all students, and these relationships are stronger among students who are members of the minoritized group. Thus, promoting the representation of students with minoritized identities in STEM courses may lead to greater equity in college outcomes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Role of Minoritized Student Representation in Promoting Achievement and Equity within College STEM Courses
- Creators
- Nicholas A. Bowman - University of IowaChristine Logel - Renison University CollegeJennifer Lacosse - University of Michigan–FlintElizabeth A. Canning - Washington State UniversityKatherine T. U. Emerson - Indiana UniversityMary C. Murphy - Indiana University
- Resource Type
- Dataset
- DOI
- 10.3886/e195293v1
- Publisher
- ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research
- Grant note
- Raikes Foundation INV-016864 / Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation HIgher Education Quality Council of Ontario 1661004 / National Science Foundation Partner Schools
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/21/2023
- Academic Unit
- Educational Policy and Leadership Studies; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984701821602771
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