(Under)Represented Latin@s in STEM

(Under)Represented Latin@s
in STEM

Increasing Participation
Throughout Education
and the Workplace

edited by Timothy T. Yuen,
Emily P. Bonner,
and María G. Arreguín-Anderson

PETER LANG

New York • Bern • Berlin

Brussels • Vienna • Oxford • Warsaw

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Yuen, Timothy T., editor.

Bonner, Emily P., editor.

Arreguín-Anderson, María G., editor.

Title: (Under)represented Latin@s in STEM: increasing participation throughout
education and the workplace / edited by Timothy T. Yuen,
Emily P. Bonner, María G. Arreguín-Anderson.

Other titles: (Under)represented Latinos in STEM

Description: New York: Peter Lang, [2018].

Series: Critical studies of Latinxs in the Americas; vol. 19
ISSN 2372-6822 (print) | ISSN 2372-6830 (online)
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018024909 | ISBN 978-1-4331-5171-2 (hardback: alk. paper)
ISBN 978-1-4331-5175-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 978-1-4331-5176-7 (ebook pdf)
ISBN 978-1-4331-5177-4 (epub) | ISBN 978-1-4331-5178-1 (mobi)

Subjects: LCSH: Hispanic Americans—Education.

Hispanic Americans in science.

Science—Study and teaching—United States.

Classification: LCC LC2669 .U48 2018 | DDC 371.829/68073—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018024909

DOI 10.3726/b13022

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About the editors

Timothy T. Yuen is Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his PhD in curriculum and instruction with a specialization in instructional technology from the University of Texas at Austin.

Emily P. Bonner is Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. She received her PhD in curriculum and instruction (mathematics education) from the University of Florida. She is the author of the book, Unearthing Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching: The Legacy of Gloria Jean Merriex.

María G. Arreguín-Anderson is Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education. She received her EdD in bilingual education from the Texas A&M University-Kingsville. She is the current Vice President of the National Association for Bilingual Education and former President of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education.

About the book

(Under)Represented Latin@s in STEM: Increasing Participation Throughout Education and the Workplace presents a critical investigation into Latin@ underrepresentation in STEM throughout the education pipeline and workforce. (Under)Represented Latin@s in STEM highlights nationally relevant research related to the creation of opportunities for Latin@ students in STEM and the ways in which these opportunities increase Latin@ participation in STEM. Of particular interest across the chapters is the notion of building and sustaining a strong STEM identity within Latin@ students. As such, the authors present ideas through various lenses including teacher preparation and transformative teaching strategies, family and community involvement, and innovative programs for minority students. A broad range of STEM fields (including mathematics, robotics, and computer science), grade levels, and learning environments (including informal and formal, rural and urban) are represented throughout the chapters. Thus, (Under)Represented Latin@s in STEM presents research-based practices that increase Latin@ participation in STEM as a single collection for educators, administrators, and policymakers. In addition to learning about the great efforts that scholars are doing in broadening diversity in STEM, readers will be able to take away ideas for designing and implementing similar educational programs and teaching strategies for their own students.

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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Foreword: Identity Formation as a Spiraling Process

Belinda Bustos Flores

Preface

Timothy T. Yuen, Emily P. Bonner, and María G. Arreguín-Anderson

Acknowledgments

Part 1: Latin@ Underrepresentation in STEM

Chapter 1: Latinx Students in STEM College Pathways: A Closer Look at Diverse Pathways through Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)

Felisha A. Herrera, Gabriela Kovats Sánchez, Melissa Navarro Martell, and María-José Zeledón-Pérez

Chapter 2: Increasing the STEM Pipeline by Strengthening Latin@ Science Identity Development

Charles Lu and Sarah L. Rodriguez

Chapter 3: Navigating Hurdles into and through Undergraduate Engineering and Computer Science Studies

Elsa Q. Villa, Elaine Hampton, and Pei-Ling Hsu

Part 2: Teacher Preparation and Professional Development

Chapter 4: Making a Way for Latin@ ELLs to Engage in STEM: Transforming Teacher Preparation through a Simulated Language Learning Experience

Estanislado S. Barrera, IV and Angela Wall Webb←vii | viii→

Chapter 5: Preparing Bilingual Preservice Teachers to Support Latin@ Student Participation in Scientific Practices

Jorge L. Solís, Marco A. Bravo, Karmin San Martin, and Eduardo Mosqueda

Chapter 6: Transformative Practices Lending to Latin@s Participating in STEM in the EL Classroom

Zayoni N. Torres and Aria Razfar

Part 3: Family and Community Involvement

Chapter 7: Academy for Teacher Excellence: Promoting STEM Education and STEM Careers among Latinos through Service Learning

Cynthia Lima, Lorena Claeys, and Pranav A. Bhounsule

Chapter 8: Math, Music, and Arts, a Community-Based Approach: Improving Outcomes for At-Risk Hispanic Students

Beverley Argus-Calvo, Claudia Saldaña Corral, and Olga M. Kosheleva

Chapter 9: Acceso la Ciencia: Expanding STEM Learning Repertoires in Rural Latino Communities through Informal Science Activities

Anne E. Campbell and Michael S. Trevisan

Part 4: Student Engagement

Chapter 10: Using Cogenerative Dialogues to Create a Constructivist Science Internship for Hispanic High School Students Living in Poverty