Research Methods for Reaching Urban Students from Groups Underrepresented in Stem Disciplines
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Research Methods for Reaching Urban Students from Groups Underrepresented in Stem Disciplines
Abstract/Description
Broadening participation in STEM disciplines is a major societal concern. However, researchers frequently ignore settings with high concentrations of students underrepresented in STEM due to the increased likelihood of research interruptions. This chapter describes research on an educational program designed to broaden participation in computer science in an urban school district with a high concentration of students underrepresented in STEM. Our initial attempt resulted in a research sample unrepresentative of the program participants. After adopting a proactive ethical approach by offering incentives and developing relationships with practitioners, subsequent research samples more closely represented the population of program participants.
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In publication
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Publisher
Routledge
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
Published Text
Scholarship genre
Methodological
Open access/full-text available
No
Peer reviewed
No
ISBN
978-0-429-05635-2
Citation
McGee, S., McGee-Tekula, R., Dettori, L., Rasmussen, A. M., & Greenberg, R. I. (2019). Research Methods for Reaching Urban Students from Groups Underrepresented in Stem Disciplines. In T. Ruecker & V. Svihla (Eds.), Navigating Challenges in Qualitative Educational Research. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429056352-3
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