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Name of Presenter: Van V. Truong

Education Background: B.S. in Chemistry; M.Ed. in Secondary and Special Education; Doctoral Candidate, Drexel University

Voice Self Introduction with Brief Research Overview: https://voca.ro/7r4XRpZX076

Website and Doctoral Work: https://sites.google.com/view/vtruongseflipbook/welcome

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•There is a vast amount of literature documenting the need to diversify the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
•There is also a need to recruit more skilled workers to fill STEM positions.
•My research explores the underrepresentation of females of color (FOC), specifically African American and LatinX girls, in the fields of STEM.

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•Despite decades long efforts, FOC continue to be underrepresented in STEM.
•This is a pervasive problem and it is attributed to historical practices of racism and sexism.
•Existing research falls short of arriving at ultimate causes and offering actionable recommendations.

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•The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of urban adolescent females of color within the context of an out-of-school-time (OST) STEM program. Further, this study sought to understand the perceptions of urban adolescent females of color academic growth as it relates to the STEM program and their in-school mathematics and science classes.

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EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE EQUITY AND DIVERSITY IN STEM

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EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE EQUITY AND DIVERSITY IN STEM

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•Increase access to quality STEM education in K-12, particularly in urban school settings.
•Adopting science educational approaches that support.
•Provide early, positive STEM socialization experiences .
•Build science identity and a strong sense of voice at an early age
•Increased support systems (i.e., family, teachers, counselors, role models, mentors, peer networks).
•The results of several studies showed that informal STEM learning served as a catalyst to increase girls interest and engagement STEM, and in some cases, moved them toward advanced STEM classes.

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•A qualitative methodology with a hermeneutic phenomenological research design will be employed to explore the phenomenon of STEM learning and interest through the lived experiences of urban adolescent FOC to arrive at the essences of their experiences.
•The population of this study consists of at most twelve adolescent girls who identify as an urban FOC.

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•Recruit participants.
•Collect data.
•Summarize research findings in study.
•Prepare dissertation defense.

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"[Science] is more than a school subject, or the periodic table, or the properties of waves. It is an approach to the world, a critical way to understand and explore and engage with the world, and then have the capacity to change that world..."
-President Barack Obama (2015)

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Girls in STEM: A New Generation of Women in Science