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Gendered virtual environments of STEM fields: a cultural-ecological analysis of predominantly white and historically black institutions
Social Psychology of Education ( IF 3.2 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 , DOI: 10.1007/s11218-021-09618-x
Nur Soylu Yalcinkaya , Claire R. Gravelin , Glenn Adams

Although many studies have examined gender and racial discrepancies in STEM participation, few have considered variation in the gendered construction of STEM across racial spaces. We applied a cultural psychological perspective to investigate whether variation in conceptions of gender identity across African American and European American settings resonates with variation in gendered constructions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) domains across predominantly white institutions (PWIs) and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). We further examined implications of engagement with virtual STEM departments across these school categories. In Study 1, independent coders rated website images as less masculine, and evaluated website climates more favorably, for physics and biology departments at HBCUs relative to PWIs. In Studies 2 and 3, we used these website images as stimuli in within- and between-subjects experiments. Participants gave more positive ratings for sense of belonging and perceived climate in response to images from physics departments at HBCUs than at PWIs; women rated physics departments at PWIs as higher in masculinity than those at HBCUs. We replicated these patterns in Study 3, and also found that lower sense of belonging due to exposure to images from PWI physics departments predicted less interest in pursuing STEM fields among women only. We discuss implications of our findings for understanding and addressing gender discrepancies in STEM participation.



中文翻译:

STEM领域的性别虚拟环境:主要是白人和黑人历史文化机构的文化生态分析

尽管许多研究检查了STEM参与中的性别和种族差异,但很少有人考虑跨种族空间的STEM性别结构的差异。我们运用文化心理学的观点调查了非裔美国人和欧洲裔美国人的性别认同观念的变化是否与白人组织(PWI)和历史悠久的科学,技术,工程和数学(STEM)领域的性别结构的变化产生共鸣黑人大学(HBCU)。我们进一步研究了与这些学校类别中的虚拟STEM部门合作的意义。在研究1中,独立的编码人员将网站图片评为男性化程度较低,并且更评价网站的气候,适用于HBCU与PWI相关的物理和生物学部门。在研究2和3中,我们将这些网站图像用作对象内部和对象之间实验的刺激。参与者对HBCU物理部门提供的图像的归属感和感知气候的评价比对PWI更高。女性对PWI的物理部门的男性化程度要高于HBCU的男性。我们在研究3中复制了这些模式,并且还发现由于暴露于PWI物理部门的图像而导致的归属感较低,预示着只有女性才有兴趣追求STEM领域。我们讨论了我们的发现对理解和解决STEM参与中的性别差异的意义。参与者对HBCU物理部门提供的图像的归属感和感知气候的评价比对PWI更高。女性对PWI的物理部门的男性化程度要高于HBCU的男性。我们在研究3中复制了这些模式,并且还发现由于暴露于PWI物理部门的图像而导致的归属感较低,预示着只有女性才有兴趣追求STEM领域。我们讨论了我们的发现对理解和解决STEM参与中的性别差异的意义。参与者对HBCU物理部门提供的图像的归属感和感知气候的评价比对PWI更高。女性对PWI的物理部门的男性化程度要高于HBCU的男性。我们在研究3中复制了这些模式,并且还发现由于暴露于PWI物理部门的图像而导致的归属感较低,预示着只有女性才有兴趣追求STEM领域。我们讨论了我们的发现对理解和解决STEM参与中的性别差异的意义。并且还发现,由于暴露于PWI物理部门的图像而导致的归属感较低,预示着只有女性才有兴趣从事STEM领域。我们讨论了我们的发现对理解和解决STEM参与中的性别差异的意义。并且还发现,由于暴露于PWI物理部门的图像而导致的归属感较低,预示着只有女性才有兴趣从事STEM领域。我们讨论了我们的发现对理解和解决STEM参与中的性别差异的意义。

更新日期:2021-02-24
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