Unlocking STEM Pathways: Revealing STEM Choices and Science Teachers Empowering Black Queer Students
Despite efforts to address racial disparities in STEM fields, little attention has been paid to the experiences and aspirations of queer and trans Black (QT Black) students in grades K-12. This study explored whether there were any significant differences in the choice of STEM majors between QT Blac...
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| description | Despite efforts to address racial disparities in STEM fields, little attention has been paid to the experiences and aspirations of queer and trans Black (QT Black) students in grades K-12. This study explored whether there were any significant differences in the choice of STEM majors between QT Black students and non-QT Black students. We found that Black QT students are less likely to choose STEM majors. Additionally, we found significant differences in science teachers’ perceptions of teaching, comparing between QT Black and non-QT Black students. Finally, we found that several factors predicted science-teacher perception of collective responsibility, perceptions of content professional learning community (PLC), self-efficacy, perception of content teacher expectations, and perceptions of principal support for teachers of QT Black and non-QT Black students. Implications for research and practice are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-30980ceec3d04f00a005e96905bbe0bb2025-08-20T02:28:14ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022024-11-011411125410.3390/educsci14111254Unlocking STEM Pathways: Revealing STEM Choices and Science Teachers Empowering Black Queer StudentsArsene Frederic Jr.0Madison Fitzgerald-Russell1William Shelton2Mario I. Suárez3Jason C. Garvey4School of Education, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USACollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USACenter for the Humanities, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USACollege of Education and Human Services, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USACollege of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05401, USADespite efforts to address racial disparities in STEM fields, little attention has been paid to the experiences and aspirations of queer and trans Black (QT Black) students in grades K-12. This study explored whether there were any significant differences in the choice of STEM majors between QT Black students and non-QT Black students. We found that Black QT students are less likely to choose STEM majors. Additionally, we found significant differences in science teachers’ perceptions of teaching, comparing between QT Black and non-QT Black students. Finally, we found that several factors predicted science-teacher perception of collective responsibility, perceptions of content professional learning community (PLC), self-efficacy, perception of content teacher expectations, and perceptions of principal support for teachers of QT Black and non-QT Black students. Implications for research and practice are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/11/1254black queer and trans studentsSTEM major choiceteacher perceptionsscience educationSTEM as a white cisheteropatriarchal space |
| spellingShingle | Arsene Frederic Jr. Madison Fitzgerald-Russell William Shelton Mario I. Suárez Jason C. Garvey Unlocking STEM Pathways: Revealing STEM Choices and Science Teachers Empowering Black Queer Students Education Sciences black queer and trans students STEM major choice teacher perceptions science education STEM as a white cisheteropatriarchal space |
| title | Unlocking STEM Pathways: Revealing STEM Choices and Science Teachers Empowering Black Queer Students |
| title_full | Unlocking STEM Pathways: Revealing STEM Choices and Science Teachers Empowering Black Queer Students |
| title_fullStr | Unlocking STEM Pathways: Revealing STEM Choices and Science Teachers Empowering Black Queer Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unlocking STEM Pathways: Revealing STEM Choices and Science Teachers Empowering Black Queer Students |
| title_short | Unlocking STEM Pathways: Revealing STEM Choices and Science Teachers Empowering Black Queer Students |
| title_sort | unlocking stem pathways revealing stem choices and science teachers empowering black queer students |
| topic | black queer and trans students STEM major choice teacher perceptions science education STEM as a white cisheteropatriarchal space |
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