| Owner: |
Elise Swanson
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| Owner Email: |
ehswanson@gmail.com
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| Paper Title: |
STEM Sorting: Unintended Consequences of Math Pathways Expansions in Community Colleges
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| Session Title: |
Race Matters: Higher Education Policy, Minority-Serving Institutions, and Racially Marginalized Demographics
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| Paper Type: |
Paper
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| Presentation Date: |
4/25/2022
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| Presentation Location: |
San Diego, California
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| Descriptors: |
Community Colleges, Policy
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| Methodology: |
Quantitative
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| Author(s): |
Elise Swanson, Harvard University; Elif Asli Yucel, University of Southern California; Federick Ngo, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Tatiana Melguizo, University of Southern California; Cheryl Dy Ching, University of Massachusetts Boston
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| Unit: |
Division J - Postsecondary Education
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| Abstract: |
Offering multiple math pathways was intended to help students complete transfer-level courses. However, a potential unintended consequence is inequitable sorting across pathways. In a descriptive analysis, we observe racial/ethnic disproportionalities in enrollment across math pathways that could exacerbate the underrepresentation of racially minoritized students in STEM fields.
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| DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.3102/1891343
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