Graduate STEM Education in the United States and England: Conceptual Perspectives and Frameworks Affecting Select Minorities

• In Event: Roundtable Session 19
  In Roundtable Session: Engagement and Educational Attainment: African American STEM Students

Abstract

In 2011 calls were made for dramatic increases in the number and range of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) professionals/educators over the next decade. Domestic and international political leaders are seeking tens-of-thousands of new STEM educators and professionals by the year 2021 in order to move forward with competitive global endeavors. Government studies show a scarcity of ethnic minorities, especially African and Hispanic Americans, in both higher education and STEM. This presentation, based on preliminary findings of an NSF funded study, focus on the increased recruitment of ethnic minorities as a viable area of untapped STEM talent in both the U.S. and England, which will continue to be an important area of study for emerging professionals in higher education.

Authors

• Eric J Simeon, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park

• Beverly Lindsay, University College London