Successful STEM mentoring initiatives for underrepresented students : a research-based guide for faculty and administrators / Becky Wai-Ling Packard ; foreword by Norman L. Fortenberry.
Successful STEM Mentoring Initiatives for Underrepresented College Students is a step-by-step, research-based guide for higher education faculty and administrators who are charged with designing mentoring programs to recruit and retain students from underrepresented groups. Written by an acknowledge...
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction: • Why do we need to recruit students into STEM and help them persist? • Why is diversity in STEM valuable? • Why is mentoring a worthy investment for STEM departments? • What will you gain from this book? 1. Map the Landscape, Choose a Focus • Map the landscape using the ecological model • Primary factors influencing persistence. Obstacles and opportunities • The big picture. The learning environment and department climate • Reader next steps. Choose a focus 2. Mentoring With Intention. What's Your Strategy? • Intentional mentoring • Approaches to mentoring • Making decisions. Intensity and selectivity • Start small with a pilot • Reader next steps. Create a road map 3. What Works (and Why. During the Transition to College • What works and why • Improving the departmental climate for new students • Case study with Bill Gomez • Reader next steps. Explore your options during the transition to college 4. What Works (and Why. During the Transition to a STEM major • What works and why • Improving departmental climate for prospective and current majors • Case study with Susan Mason • Reader next steps. Explore your options during the transition to a STEM major 5. What Works (and Why. During the Transition to the Workplace or Graduate Studies • What Works and why • Improving departmental climate for upper-level students • Case Study with Mark Sanderson • Reader next steps. Explore your options for the transition to the workplace or graduate studies 6. Difficult Mentoring Moments. Framing Messages to Improve Impact • Why some mentoring moments are difficult • The benefits of mentor orientation sessions and other forms of practice • Reader next steps. Invest in conversations about difficult mentoring moments 7. Conversations Among Colleagues. Departmental Climate as a Collective Project • Changing climate, one conversation at a time • Tracking your progress • Reader next steps. Plan your department conversation Conclusion • Start small • The tipping point • Who do you want to be? • Reader next steps. Summarize what you have learned Resources • Professional organizations and consortia • Statistics, strategies, and tool kits • Recommended books and reports Index