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Does STEM Stand Out? Examining Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Persistence Across Postsecondary Fields
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Informed by the theoretical lens of opportunity hoarding, this study considers whether STEM postsecondary fields stand apart via the disproportionate exclusion of Black and Latina/o youth. Utilizing national data from the Beginning Postsecondary Study (BPS), the authors investigate whether Black and Latina/o youth who begin college as STEM majors are more likely to depart than their White peers, either by switching fields or by leaving college without a degree, and whether patterns of departure in STEM fields differ from those in non-STEM fields. Results reveal evidence of persistent racial/ethnic inequality in STEM degree attainment not found in other fields.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Riegle-Crumb, C., King, B., & Irizarry, Y.
- Affiliations
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
- Florida International University (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Venue
- Educational Researcher
- Published
- 2019-02-21
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 133-144
- ISSN
- 0013-189X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-102X
- PMC
- PMC11244760
- OpenAlex
- W2915479751
- Cited by
- 411
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 42 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 92 · 2023: 71 · 2022: 61 · 2021: 57 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 3
- FWCI
- 99.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2019-04-29)
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Educational Researcher (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (5 R24 HD042849)
- National Science Foundation (HRD-1348819)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Career Development and Diversity
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Race Theory in Education
- Keywords
- STEM degree attainment, racial and ethnic disparities, Black students, Latina/o students, student persistence, opportunity hoarding, university dropout, postsecondary education
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