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Identity Development In Informal Learning Spaces: A Case Study Of The Girls Excelling In Math And Science Club, Michaela Rice
Identity Development In Informal Learning Spaces: A Case Study Of The Girls Excelling In Math And Science Club, Michaela Rice
The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research
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The Educational Journeys Of First-Generation College Women In Stem: A Grounded Theory Study, Susan Geier
The Educational Journeys Of First-Generation College Women In Stem: A Grounded Theory Study, Susan Geier
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The purpose of this study was to ascertain the various factors that influenced these first-generation college women as they chose a college and selected a STEM major and subsequently persisted to upper level (junior/senior) status. Twenty-five first-generation college women in STEM majors who attended a research-intensive university in the Midwest were interviewed. Approaching this study using constructivist grounded theory provided the opportunity for deeper insights by examining data at a conceptual level while preserving the voices of the women in this study. The women faced numerous challenges on their journeys, yet they persisted. As the women in this study selected …