Family Matters: Understanding How Families Influence STEM Identity Development in Latina Students in a STEM Precollege Pipeline Program 

• In Event: Saturday Roundtable Session 9:45 am
  In Roundtable Session: Expanding Research on Latinas/os/x in STEM (Table 25)

Abstract

There is limited research about Latinas in STEM and how families may shape those experiences through a pre-college pathway program. Utilizing testimonios, this study focused on the narratives of 12 Latinas in a STEM pre-college pathway program and how family members influenced their STEM identity development.

Authors

• Brian Le, University of California - Los Angeles

• Maria L. Espino, University of California - Los Angeles