Culturally Responsive Strategies for Reforming STEM Higher Education: Turning the TIDES on Inequity

The U.S. economy will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs in STEM fields, requiring a bachelor's degree. This book demonstrates the effectiveness of a novel professional development intervention for STEM faculty, Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM, that significantly increased faculty self-efficacy in implementing culturally responsive pedagogies. It provides a practical guide for building capacity in understanding the cultural complexities and institutional realities of recruiting and retaining diverse students in STEM, particularly the computer sciences.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 05 September 2022
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

The United States economy is projected to generate hundreds of thousands of new jobs annually in STEM fields, particularly computer science, by the end of this decade. This surge in demand for computer scientists, coupled with an inadequate approach to managing the dramatic shifts in the demographic landscape of higher education, threatens our competitiveness in scientific discovery and innovation. As higher education institutions strive to address this challenge, there is a growing need for more culturally responsive approaches to undergraduate STEM teaching.

This book employs the power of reflection, storytelling, and data to showcase the effectiveness of a novel professional development intervention for STEM faculty called Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM (TIDES). TIDES has significantly enhanced faculty self-efficacy in implementing culturally responsive pedagogies. In this comprehensive resource, the editors have brought together the authentic voices of authors from diverse institutional contexts and individual worldviews to assimilate and synthesize broad theoretical concepts into practical applications. They also offer concrete examples of strategies and solutions that serve as a valuable reference for all undergraduate educators and administrators.

This practical guide provides a durable platform for building capacity in understanding the cultural complexities and institutional realities of recruiting and retaining diverse students in STEM, particularly in computer sciences. By adopting culturally responsive teaching practices, higher education institutions can foster a more inclusive and equitable learning environment that prepares students for success in a rapidly changing global landscape.

Weight: 444g
Dimension: 151 x 227 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781787699540