Potential engineers: A systematic literature review exploring Black children's access to and experiences with STEM

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dc.contributor.authorLondon, Jeremi S.en
dc.contributor.authorLee, Walter C.en
dc.contributor.authorHawkins Ash, Chanee D.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-14T21:27:57Zen
dc.date.available2022-02-14T21:27:57Zen
dc.date.issued2021-09-14en
dc.date.updated2022-02-14T21:27:52Zen
dc.description.abstractBackground: As engineering remains central to the US economy, it is imperative that the innovators of this field reflect the world in which we live. Despite decades of concerted effort to broaden participation in engineering, representation continues to lack. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide education researchers and practitioners with a clear understanding of barriers to the participation of Black American children in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Our interest is driven by the role that precollege STEM experiences play in children's likelihood of becoming potential engineering students. Scope/Method: We conducted a systematic literature review of 41 articles focused on Black children in precollege STEM contexts. Each article underwent individual review to gain deeper insight into key contextual factors that enable and constrain these potential engineers. Results: We situate our research findings in Perna's college choice model to highlight the key factors that may influence one's career and college decisions. The contextual factors are associated with the (1) social, economic, and policy context (e.g., racism, sexism, and classism); (2) STEM educational and community context (i.e., social perceptions and access); and (3) the local support context (i.e., teachers and family). Conclusions: Our results represent the early workings of a “glass ceiling” above the heads of potential engineering students. The underrepresentation of Black Americans who thrive in engineering is a byproduct of the lack of accessibility to quality and advanced learning experiences that too often plague K–12 schools and communities that serve high populations of Black Americans. Such findings have implications for research and practice.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extentPages 1003-1026en
dc.format.extent24 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20426en
dc.identifier.eissn2168-9830en
dc.identifier.issn1069-4730en
dc.identifier.issue4en
dc.identifier.orcidLee, Walter [0000-0001-5082-1411]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/108354en
dc.identifier.volume110en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society for Engineering Educationen
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dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectSocial Sciencesen
dc.subjectScience & Technologyen
dc.subjectTechnologyen
dc.subjectEducation & Educational Researchen
dc.subjectEducation, Scientific Disciplinesen
dc.subjectEngineering, Multidisciplinaryen
dc.subjectEngineeringen
dc.subjectdiscriminationen
dc.subjectpre-engineeringen
dc.subjectraceen
dc.subjectethnicityen
dc.subjectsocioeconomic statusen
dc.subjectsystematic reviewen
dc.subjectunderrepresentationen
dc.subjectSCIENCEen
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENTen
dc.subjectSTUDENTSen
dc.subjectGENDERen
dc.subjectATTITUDESen
dc.subjectTYPOLOGYen
dc.subjectIDENTITYen
dc.subjectABILITYen
dc.subjectSCHOOLen
dc.subjectMATHen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.subject09 Engineeringen
dc.subject13 Educationen
dc.titlePotential engineers: A systematic literature review exploring Black children's access to and experiences with STEMen
dc.title.serialJournal of Engineering Educationen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherJournalen
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