M Freilich, D Aluthge, RM Bryant… - AGU Fall Meeting …, 2014 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

Undergraduate-driven interventions to increase representation in science classrooms.

Science and underrepresentation

Bryant, Freilich

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Recognizing that racial, ethnic, and gender underrepresentation in science classrooms persists despite intervention programs and institutional commitments to diversity, a group of undergraduates from a variety of backgrounds and academic disciplines came together for a group independent study to (a) study the theoretical foundations of the current practice of science and of programs meant to increase diversity,(b) utilize the experiences of course participants and our peers to better understand the drivers of underrepresentation, and (c) …