Family and Community Engagement Among College Students in STEM

• In Event: 61.071 - Sheraton Roundtable Session 10 - Grand Centre
  In Roundtable Session: 61.071-6 - Support and Success for Engineering Majors in Higher Education

Abstract

Students who enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors come from increasingly diverse backgrounds. Using an integrative review, this study analyzes higher education literature to provide a comprehensive understanding of how family and community members engage in relationships with diverse undergraduate students pursuing STEM majors.

Authors

• Chrystal George Mwangi, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

• Jennifer Michelle Johnson, Temple University

• Victoria K. Malaney Brown, University of Massachusetts - Amherst