Graduation Year
2023
Date of Submission
12-2022
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Chemistry
Reader 1
Mary Hatcher-Skeers
Reader 2
Katie Purvis-Robert
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© 2022 Annette Njei
Abstract
Black women are significantly underrepresented within the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). To address this, the Association of American Colleges & Universities crafted ten high-impact practices to increase student engagement and promote retention. This research paper examines how three specific high-impact practices (learning communities, mentoring, and undergraduate research experience) are utilized in STEM education.This research paper explores and compares the best high impact approaches that successfully teach and retain Black women within the various fields of STEM within the differing academic environments of historically Black colleges & universities ( HBCUs) and predominantly white liberal art colleges (PWLACs). This paper concludes with recommendations for continuous research on Black women who pursue STEM in addition to institutional policies and practices that predominantly white liberal art colleges must do in order to contribute efforts in addressing the large disparity.
Recommended Citation
Njei, Annette, "STEM Education and Retention for Black Women using High-Impact Practices: Historically Black Colleges and Universities vs. Predominantly White Liberal Arts Colleges" (2023). CMC Senior Theses. 3095.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/3095
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