Belonging and Identity in STEM Higher Education

Title

Subject

Educational: Mathematics, science and technology, general
Higher education, tertiary education
Educational systems and structures

Description

In Belonging and Identity in STEM Higher Education, leading scholars, teachers, practitioners and students explore belonging and identity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, and how this is impacted by disciplinary changes and the post-pandemic higher education context. In STEM fields, positivist approaches and a focus on numerical data can lead to assumptions that they are unemotional, impersonal disciplines. The need for mathematical competency, logical thinking and disciplinary contexts can be barriers to engagement, belonging and success in STEM. STEM ways of thinking, such as those underpinning abstract and complex mathematics, can form the basis for new ways of conceptualising belonging for both staff and students, going beyond socio-demographic and cultural differences. In this book, chapters and case study contributions analyse what is unique about STEM educational environments for staff and students in the UK, Ireland, Europe, Scandinavia and Asia. The authors examine the role of STEM pedagogies in facilitating belonging, variable impacts across student characteristics and the experiences STEM students face in their higher education experiences. It provides a valuable resource for those working in equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), STEM educational researchers and practitioners, as well as offering insights for academics and teachers in STEM higher education.

Creator

Kandiko Howson, Camille (editor)
Kingsbury, Martyn (editor)

Source

https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/92441

Publisher

UCL Press

Date

2024

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Textbooks

Identifier

DOI 10.14324/111.9781800084988
ISBN 9781800085008, 9781800084995, 9781800085015, 9781800084988

Coverage