Students of color majoring in STEM report significantly lower sense of belonging than white majors¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2023: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Among STEM majors, students of color were significantly less likely than white students to report a sense of belonging (Z = 2.23, p ≤ 0.01). → Katherine Rainey 2018

Evidence¶

Katherine Rainey 2018¶

Katherine Rainey, Melissa Dancy, Roslyn Mickelson, Elizabeth Stearns and Stephanie Moller. (2018). Race and gender differences in how sense of belonging influences decisions to major in STEM. International Journal of STEM Education 5:10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-018-0115-6

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Test of proportions on interview codes comparing 70 white, 11 Asian, and 50 URM majors as printed in the article. The article reports "students of color who major in STEM are significantly less likely to report a sense of belonging than white majors" with Z = 2.23. No effect size is printed.

"we found that students of color who major in STEM are significantly less likely to report a sense of belonging than white majors ( Z = 2.23, p ≤ 0.01)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Students who remain in STEM majors report greater sense of belonging than leavers, and lack of science identity distinguishes leavers — related
• Female STEM majors report significantly lower sense of belonging than male majors — related
• Women of color are the least likely, and white men the most likely, to report a sense of belonging in STEM majors — related
• Representation in the sub-discipline relates to belonging: women of color in pSTEM report belonging less frequently than white men — related
• Racially marginalized students are less likely to report a sense of belonging in STEM education — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)