ABSTRACT

Although efforts have been made in the United States to increase diversity within the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, the Latino population is still largely underrepresented. This novel study focused on Latino underrepresentation by exploring Latino parents’ attitudes toward science. We organized 15 family science events in which parents completed a pre- and post-event attitude toward science survey to find out their attitudes toward science. Fourteen Latino parents participated in the study. Latino parents’ pre- and post-event attitude differences were statistically significant with a p-value of (p= .009). This study may inform organizations on strategies for changing Latino parents’ attitudes toward science.

摘要

尽管美国已努力增加科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域的多样性，但拉丁裔人口的代表性仍然不足。这项新颖的研究通过探讨拉丁裔父母对科学的态度来关注拉丁裔代表性不足的问题。我们组织了15场家庭科学活动，家长在活动前和活动后完成了科学态度调查，了解他们对科学的态度。十四名拉丁裔家长参与了这项研究。拉丁裔父母在事件发生前和事件后的态度差异具有统计显着性，p值为 ( p = .009)。这项研究可以为组织提供改变拉丁裔父母对科学态度的策略的信息。