A Howard, P Gray, K Kew - School Leadership Review, 2019 - scholarworks.sfasu.edu

Creating STEM Momentum: Culturally Relevant Leadership and Hispanic Girls in High School T-STEM Programs in the Southwest Border Region.

STEM and girls

Gray, Kew

GSID: 4IMl4S1ZYoUJ

Excerpt

This qualitative multi-case research study identified culturally relevant leadership practices that influence the outreach, recruitment, and retention of Hispanic girls in Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (T-STEM) programs in a School District in the Southwest Border region. Educators have a social justice responsibility to challenge the inequitable social, cultural, and political constructs in their schools and districts and address the unique needs of students who represent underserved racial, ethnic, and cultural groups …