Cultivating Hope: Examining STEM-Identity Development in Single-Gender Classrooms (Poster 2)

• In Event: Sunday Poster Session 7:45 am
  In Poster Session: Contemporary Issues in Science Teaching and Learning

Abstract

As Exploring Computer Science (ECS) continues to expand into K-12 schools, Black and Latinx students still fall behind in participating in and pursuing computing-related careers. This paper highlights the experiences of an all-male identifying single gender secondary Exploring Computer Science (ECS) classroom and examines how their experiences contributed to positive STEM/CS identities and promoting career interests in STEM/CS professions. Identifying key factors that impact CS identity development can have positive implications for educational practitioners, researchers, and policymakers seeking to close educational gaps, promoting equity, and increasing increase the representation of Black and Latinx males entering into STEM/CS career pathways that have historically been predominantly White and Asian industries.

Authors

• Stanley L. Johnson, University of California - Los Angeles

• Kirk D. Rogers, San Bernardino Valley College

• Angela James, University of California - Los Angeles