Riegle-Crumb Catherine, King Barbara, Irizarry Yasmiyn
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Florida International University, Miami, FL.
Educ Res. 2019 Apr;48(3):133-144. doi: 10.3102/0013189x19831006. Epub 2019 Feb 21.
Informed by the theoretical lens of opportunity hoarding, this study considers whether STEM postsecondary fields stand apart via the disproportionate exclusion of Black and Latina/o youth. Utilizing national data from the Beginning Postsecondary Study (BPS), the authors investigate whether Black and Latina/o youth who begin college as STEM majors are more likely to depart than their White peers, either by switching fields or by leaving college without a degree, and whether patterns of departure in STEM fields differ from those in non-STEM fields. Results reveal evidence of persistent racial/ethnic inequality in STEM degree attainment not found in other fields.
基于机会囤积的理论视角,本研究探讨了高等教育中的STEM领域是否因对黑人和拉丁裔青年的过度排斥而与众不同。作者利用来自高等教育起始研究(BPS)的全国性数据,调查以STEM专业开始大学生涯的黑人和拉丁裔青年是否比他们的白人同龄人更有可能离开,无论是通过转专业还是未获得学位就离开大学,以及STEM领域的离开模式是否与非STEM领域不同。结果揭示了在STEM学位获得方面存在持续的种族/族裔不平等现象,而其他领域并未发现这种情况。