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Latinx College Students in STEM: An Ethnographic Study that Explores Institutional and Student Related Factors of Academic Success and Struggle.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Latinx College Students in STEM: An Ethnographic Study that Explores Institutional and Student Related Factors of Academic Success and Struggle./
Author:	Renteria, Jesus J.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2020,
Description:	230 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-09, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International81-09A.
Subject:	Higher education. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=27738715
ISBN:	9781392442678

Latinx College Students in STEM: An Ethnographic Study that Explores Institutional and Student Related Factors of Academic Success and Struggle.
Renteria, Jesus J.

Latinx College Students in STEM: An Ethnographic Study that Explores Institutional and Student Related Factors of Academic Success and Struggle. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2020 - 230 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-09, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2020.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Concerns around Latinx participation and success in STEM in higher education have been raised by policymakers, practitioners, and scholars. There is a need to explore the challenges that Latinx students face as STEM majors in higher education. The purpose of this study is to provide insight on the experiences of Latinx STEM students and explore how they navigate college. Furthermore, this study will also explore how institutional policies and practices play a role in shaping the experiences of Latinx students in STEM.The findings suggest that Latinx students encounter an unwelcoming, unsupportive, and competitive environment in STEM-an environment that is described as the culture of science. The culture of science exists across multiple institutional practices and policies that create obstacles and challenges which can hinder the persistence and success of Latinxs in STEM. More concerning is that the culture of science is embedded in the discourse of meritocracy and individualism, which often focuses on individuals for their academic struggle while omitting how institutions themselves reproduce inequality. As a result, not only are Latinx students blamed for their academic struggle in STEM, but many Latinx students who continue to struggle often get weeded-out of STEM due to strict practices and policies that serve the interest of the university.Latinx students, however, are not passive, but rather reactive to institutional practices and policies. The findings suggest that Latinxs bring with them community cultural wealth that empowers some to succeed. However, for some Latinx students, these same cultural values are often not enough to overcome the educational inequalities that they face. Furthermore, certain cultural values, such as having ganas, can also work against Latinxs who may feel pressured to persist without any help, despite facing overwhelming challenges. Furthermore, while family was a supportive network for many Latinx students, those who embraced the rhetoric of having ganas were reluctant to share their struggle with their families out of fear of disappointing them or out of fear of burdening their family with unnecessary stress. As a result, many Latinx students often find themselves isolated and left alone to navigate college.

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