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STEM Pathways: Examining Persistence in Rigorous Math and Science Course Taking

What proportion of the STEM-interested students enroll in STEM-related career academies? Are there differences in course taking patterns among STEM-interested students who do or do not enroll in such academies? How do the course taking patterns of STEM-interested students in Florida compare with other students in the USA?

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

1) In what ways did youths’ figured worlds, positionality, and authoring of self come through at the time they applied to the program? 2) What kinds of figured worlds of science, positionality, and authoring of selves emerged and were supported by COSMOS (a Math and Science Upward Bound program)? 3) What kinds of educational and identity pathways in science are evident from the four youths’ navigations in and through Cosmos, and college?

College Student Pathways to the STEM Disciplines

1) What individual and school-level factors influence students pathways to STEM fields during college? 2) What institutional factors affect students’ likelihood of majoring in a STEM field in college, controlling for differences in student characteristics?

Socioeconomic Stratification in College STEM Persistence

This paper seeks to gain a better understanding of how students’ family background affects their persistence in college and whether this varies by field and college context.