Diversifying Stem: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Race and Gender

Book Overview

2020 Choice​ Outstanding Academic Title

Research frequently neglects the important ways that race and gender intersect within the complex structural dynamics of STEM. Diversifying STEM fills this void, bringing together a wide array of perspectives and the voices of a number of multidisciplinary scholars. The essays cover three main areas: the widely-held ideology that science and mathematics are "value-free," which promotes pedagogies of colorblindness in the classroom as well as an avoidance of discussions around using mathematics and science to promote social justice; how male and female students of color experience the intersection of racist and sexist structures that lead to general underrepresentation and marginalization; and recognizing that although there are no quick fixes, there exists evidence-based research suggesting concrete ways of doing a better job of including individuals of color in STEM. As a whole this volume will allow practitioners, teachers, students, faculty, and professionals to reimagine STEM across a variety of educational paradigms, perspectives, and disciplines, which is critical in finding solutions that broaden the participation of historically underrepresented groups within the STEM disciplines.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978805675
• ISBN13: 9781978805675
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher