Improving STEM Career Aspirations in Underrepresented Populations: Strategies for Urban Elementary School Professionals

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Author(s): Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw (University of Memphis, USA)and Logan R. Caldwell (University of Memphis, USA)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 30
Source title: K-12 STEM Education in Urban Learning Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jillian L. Wendt (University of the District of Columbia, USA)and Danielle L. Apugo (University of the District of Columbia, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7814-7.ch008

Keywords: Education / Information Science Reference / K-12 Education / STEM Education

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The United States preK-12 educational system is uniquely positioned to assist elementary students, especially girls and minorities, in experiencing achievement and developing a self-efficacy in STEM, and consequently producing students who pursue STEM degrees in college and STEM careers. Thus, this chapter uses Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise and Bandura's concept of self-efficacy to identify barriers to STEM career aspirations that girls and minorities face in urban settings. These theories and research are also used to identify strategies for urban teachers and professional school counselors to improve elementary girls and minorities' STEM career aspiration.

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