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1) 2016 - The Intersection of School Ethnic Composition and Structure: Predicting Social and Academic Outcomes Among Latino Students

Authors: Pierce, Benjamin
Research Question 1: How is school ethnic composition, as measured by the proportion of same-ethnicity peers in a school and…

2) 2016 - A Case Study of Long-Term Engagement and Identity-in-Practice: Insights Into the STEM Pathways of Four Underrepresented Youths

Authors: Rahm, Jrene, & Moore, John C.
1) In what ways did youths' figured worlds, positionality, and authoring of self come through at the time they applied…

3) 2016 - Do Foreigners Crowd Natives out of STEM Degrees and Occupations? Evidence from the U.S. Immigration Act of 1990

Authors: Ransom, Tyler, & Winters, John V.
Examine the effects of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1990 on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) degree completion and…

4) 2016 - Do They Stay or Do They Go? The Switching Decisions of Individuals Who Enter Gender Atypical College Majors

Authors: Riegle-Crumb, Catherine, King, Barbara, & Moore, Chelsea
The authors explore whether women who enter fields that are male-dominated are more likely to switch fields than their female…

5) 2016 - Middle-Class Mothers on Urban School Selection in Gentrifying Areas

Authors: Roberts, Amy, & Lakes, Richard D.
1.) What schooling options do mothers in gentrifying areas consider in the school-selection process? 2.) What forms of communication do…

6) 2016 - Teacher Characteristics, Student Beliefs and the Gender Gap in STEM Fields

Authors: Sansone, Dario
To examine the impact of teachers' gender, beliefs and behaviors on students' beliefs about boys' and girls' abilities in math…

8) 2016 - Understanding the Changing Dynamics of the Gender Gap in Undergraduate Engineering Majors: 1971-2011

Authors: Sax, Linda J., Kanny, M. Allison, Jacobs, Jerry A., Whang, Hannah, Weintraub, Dayna S., & Hroch, Amber
This paper examines the level and determinants of students' plans to major in engineering when entering college. (1) How has…

9) 2016 - Effects of role model exposure on STEM and non-STEM student engagement

Authors: Shin, Jiyun Elizabeth L., Levy, Sheri R., & London, Bonita
This study address recruitment and retention issues by uniquely challenging two STEM stereotypes (i.e., STEM is for the innately gifted…

10) 2016 - Gender and Choosing a STEM Major in College: Femininity, Masculinity, Chilly Climate, and Occupational Values

Authors: Simon, Richard M., Wagner, Ashley, & Killion, Brooke
This research seeks to address these issues and advance our understanding of gender inequalities in STEM careers by measuring masculine…

11) 2016 - STEM as "Minority": A Phenomenological Case Study of How Students of Color Perceive Their Experience in a STEM Living-Learning Program

Authors: Sriram, Rishi, & Diaz, Crystal
To gain understanding of the experiences of students of color in a STEM living-learning program.

12) 2016 - Deconstructing the Transfer Student Capital: Intersect between Cultural and Social Capital among Female Transfer Students in STEM Fields

Authors: Starobin, Soko S., Smith, Dimitra Jackson, & Laanan, Frankie Santos
This study explored the experiences of female transfer students majoring in STEM areas at a midwestern university by highlighting the…

15) 2016 - School Substance Use Norms and Racial Composition Moderate Parental and Peer Influences on Adolescent Substance Use

Authors: Su, Jinni & Supple, Andrew J.
Examine the effects of school substance use norms and school racial composition in predicting adolescent substance use and in moderating…

16) 2016 - Understanding the Relationship Between Parental Education and STEM Course Taking Through Identity-Based and Expectancy-Value Theories of Motivation

Authors: Svoboda, Ryan C., Rozek, Christopher S., Hyde, Janet S., Harackiewicz, Judith M., & Destin, Mesmin
This study investigates the relationships between expectancy-value and identity-based motivational variables by examining how these motivational variables predict STEM preparation…

17) 2016 - How Schools Structure Opportunity: The Role of Curriculum and Placement in Math Attainment

Authors: Tyson, Will & Roksa, Josipa
Is school math curriculum related to students' course attainment net of placement into a particular course? Can less academically prepared…

18) 2016 - In the Guise of STEM Education Reform: Opportunity Structures and Outcomes in Inclusive STEM-Focused High Schools

Authors: Weis, Lois, Eisenhart, Margaret, Cipollone, Kristin, Stich, Amy E., Nikischer, Andrea B., Hason, Jarrod, & Leibrandt, Sarah O.
1) How do eight inclusive (nonselective) urban public (non-charter) high schools (two STEM-focused and two comprehensive, traditionally structured) approach and…

19) 2016 - Examining STEM Bachelor's Degree Completion for Students with Differing Propensities at College Entry

Authors: Wolniak, Gregory C.
1) What aspects of students' demographic, socioeconomic, and academic backgrounds influence selecting a STEM major during the first year of…

20) 2016 - STEMulating Interest: A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Out-of-School Time on Student STEM Interest

Authors: Young, Jamaal, Ortiz, Nickolaus, & Young, Jemimah
1) How effective is out-of-school time (OST) as a means to foster student interest in STEM? 2) How does the…

21) 2015 - Examining the Self-Efficacy of Community College STEM Majors: Factors Related to Four-Year Degree Attainment

Authors: Amelink, Catherine T., Artis, Sharnina, & King Liu, Tsu-Jae
This study examines what experiences can improve the self-efficacy of community college students as it relates to research and whether…

22) 2015 - Considering the Interest-Convergence Dilemma in STEM Education

Authors: Baber, Lorenzo D.
Focuses on what barriers still exist in diversity programs that are focused on STEM.

23) 2015 - School Composition and the Black-White Achievement Gap

Authors: Bohrnstedt, G., Kitmitto, S., Ogut, B., Sherman, D., & Chan, D.
What is the average gap at different ranges of Black student density, with and without accounting for student and school…

24) 2015 - The Relationships Among High School STEM Learning Experiences and Students' Intent to Declare and Declaration of a STEM Major in College

Authors: Bottia, Martha C., Stearns, Elizabeth, Mickelson, Roslyn A., Moller, Stephanie, & Parker, Ashley D.
Investigates how learning experiences of inspiration/reinforcement/preparation toward STEM that students have during high school can help explain the stark differences…

25) 2015 - Growing the Roots of STEM Majors: Female Math and Science High School Faculty and the Participation of Students in STEM

Authors: Bottia, Martha C., Stearns, Elizabeth, Mickelson, Roslyn A., Moller, Stephanie, & Valentino, Lauren
What is the role of the demographics of high school faculty, more specifically the proportion of female math and science…

26) 2015 - School Vouchers and Student Neighborhoods: Evidence from the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program

Authors: Carlson, Deven E., & Cowen, Joshua M.
1) Do voucher schools disproportionately draw students from better public schools and city neighborhoods, or do they draw students most…

27) 2015 - Who Aspires to a Science Career? A Comparison of Survey Responses from Primary and Secondary School Students

Authors: DeWitt, Jennifer, & Archer, Louise
1) Who holds science aspirations? 2) What factors seem to be connected to aspirations? 3) Are these patterns similar or…

28) 2015 - Narrowing Pathways? Exploring the Spatial Dynamics of Postsecondary STEM Preparation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Authors: Edmunds, Kimberly A., Pearsall, Hamil, & Porterfield, Laura K.
What geographical factors are associated with the postsecondary STEM preparation of students from underrepresented groups in the School District of…

29) 2015 - Black STEM Students and the Opportunity Structure

Authors: Figueroa, Tanya, Hurtado, Sylvia, & Wilkins, Ashlee
What pre-college characteristics, college experiences, and college environments significantly influence Black students' participation within the STEM opportunity structure, compared to…

30) 2015 - The concentration of Asian Americans in STEM and health-care occupations: an intergenerational comparison

Authors: Gap Min, Pyong, & Hyun Jang, Sou
This article examines the concentration of Asian Americans in the STEM and health-care fields of study and occupations by generation,…

31) 2015 - The Effect of Summer on Value-added Assessments of Teacher and School Performance

Authors: Gregory, Palardy J., & Peng, Luyao
To what extent are value added assessments (VAA) estimates of teacher and school performance affected by summer learning differences? Can…

32) 2015 - Gender Differences in Conceptualizations of STEM Career Interest: Complementary Perspectives from Data Mining, Multivariate Data Analysis and Multidimensional Scaling

Authors: Knezek, Gerald, Christensen, Rhonda, Tyler-Wood, Tandra, & Gibson, David
To extract new information about differences in male versus female conceptual frameworks of STEM career interest in middle school.

33) 2015 - School Choice, Racial Segregation, and Poverty Concentration: Evidence from Pennsylvania Charter School Transfers

Authors: Kotok, Stephen, Frankenberg, Erica, Schafft, Kai A., Mann, Bryan A., & Fuller, Edward J.
1)To what extent are students and schools affected by movement between charter schools and traditional public schools (TPS)? 2) Are…

34) 2015 - Impacts of Intersection Between Social Capital and Finances on Community College Students' Pursuit of STEM Degrees

Authors: Kruse, Tracy, Starobin, Soko S., Chen, Yu, Baul, Tushi, & Laanan, Frankie S.
1) How can the constructs of social/cultural capital and financial constraints be measured? 2) How do the intersection of social…

35) 2015 - An Investigation of the Linkage Between Technology-Based Activities and STEM Major Selection in 4-Year Postsecondary Institutions in the United States: Multilevel Structural Equation Modelling

Authors: Lee, Ahlam
1) To what extent do technology-based activities affect students' selections of STEM majors in 4-year postsecondary institutions at the student…

36) 2015 - Determining the Effects of Computer Science Education at the Secondary Level on STEM Major Choices in Postsecondary Institutions in the United States

Authors: Lee, Ahlam
1) To what extent does taking more units in computer science courses predict students' STEM major choices in 4-year post-secondary…

37) 2015 - The Role of School Performance in Narrowing Gender Gaps in the Formation of STEM Aspirations: A Cross-National Study

Authors: Mann, Allison, Legewie, Joscha, & DiPrete, Thomas A.
To determine whether the school context is related to the gender gap in STEM aspirations cross-culturally.

38) 2015 - The “Post-Racial” Politics of Race: Changing Student Assignment Policy in Three School Districts

Authors: McDermott, Kathryn, Frankenberg, Erica, & Diem, Sarah
Does having residents from multiple jurisdictions make it more difficult for districts to maintain support for student assignment policies, particularly…

39) 2015 - Can Class-Based Substitute for Race-Based Student Assignment Plans? Evidence from Wake County, North Carolina.

Authors: McMillian, Monique M., Fuller, Sarah, Hill, Zoelene, Duch, Kate, & Darity Jr., William A.
1. Were Wake County schools more racially integrated under the race-based or the socioeconomic-based pupil assignment plan? 2. Was overall…

40) 2015 - The Cumulative Disadvantages of First- and Second-Generation Segregation for Middle School Achievement

Authors: Mickelson, Roslyn A.
1) What was the extent of first- and second-generation segregation in CMS middle schools as of 1997? 2) What student-…

41) 2015 - Moving Latino/a Students into STEM Majors in College: The Role of Teachers and Professional Communities in Secondary Schools

Authors: Moller, Stephanie, Banerjee, Neena, Bottia, Martha C., Stearns, Elizabeth, Mickelson, Roslyn A., Dancy, Melissa, Wright, Eric, & Valentino, Lauren
This research focuses on the predictors of STEM majors in college, focusing specifically on Latino/a students. Also, it examines the…

42) 2015 - Using Multiple Measures to Make Math Placement Decisions: Implications for Access and Success in Community Colleges

Authors: Ngo, Federick, & Kwon, William W.
Whether boosted students are equally likely to succeed when compared with other students in the higher-level course despite having lower…

43) 2015 - Perceived Mathematical Ability under Challenge: A Longitudinal Perspective on Sex Segregation among STEM Degree Fields

Authors: Nix, Samantha, Perez-Felkner, Lara, & Thomas, Kirby
1) To what degree do domain-specific and domain-general perceptions of ability under challenge differ by gender? 2) What is the…

44) 2015 - Ethnic Variation in Gender-STEM Stereotypes and STEM Participation: An Intersectional Approach

Authors: O'Brien, Laurie T., Blodorn, Alison, Adams, Glenn, & Garcia, Donna M.
The authors examine ethnic variation in gender-STEM stereotypes and STEM participation among African American and European American college students.

46) 2015 - College Admissions Viewbooks and the Grammar of Gender, Race, and STEM

Authors: Osei-Kofi, Nana, & Torres, Lisette E.
This study aims to critically examine representations of gender, race, and STEM in college admissions viewbooks.

47) 2015 - Classroom-Based Inequalities and Achievement Gaps in the First Grade: The Role of Classroom Context and Access to Qualified and Effective Teachers

Authors: Palardy, Gregory J.
1) What are the magnitudes of URM (underrepresented minorities) achievement gaps in reading and math at the beginning of first…

48) 2015 - High School Socioeconomic Composition and College Choice: Multilevel Mediation Via Organizational Habitus, School, Practices, Peer and Staff Attitudes

Authors: Palardy, Gregory J.
1) Is high school socioeconomic composition (SEC) predictive of students' college choice? 2) Does SEC have a direct effect on…

49) 2015 - Kindergarten Black-White Test Score Gaps: Re-examining the Roles of Socioeconomic Status and School Quality with New Data

Authors: Quinn, David
1. What are the Black-White gaps in math, reading, and working memory? 2. Do these gaps change over kindergarten? 3.…

50) 2015 - Supplemental Instruction: The Effect of Demographic and Academic Preparation Variables on Community College Student Academic Achievement in STEM-Related Fields

Authors: Rabitoy, Eric R., Hoffman, John L., & Person, Dawn R.
This study evaluated the influence of input and environment variables associated with participation in supplemental instruction (SI) on student achievement…