Understanding Factors that Influence Minority Students’ Choices to Pursue Teaching as a Career by Ashley Deason https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1 Capstone Project: Research Proposal Summary en-us 2018-07-18 19:18:26 UTC 2018-07-18 19:50:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Need for STEM Teachers (Lit) adeason4 https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270544814 STEM careers are becoming more and more relevant, but the number of qualified STEM teachers is not high enough to adequately prepare students to pursue these degrees]]> 2018-07-18 19:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270544814 Need for DIVERSE Teachers (Lit) adeason4 https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270544898 The diversity of teachers does not match that of the students, and multiple studies have shown that diverse teachers have positive impact on all learners. ]]> 2018-07-18 19:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270544898 Purpose adeason4 https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270544965 Understand factors that affect minority high school students' choices in whether or not to enter education career field as a teacher in a K-12 STEM classroom]]> 2018-07-18 19:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270544965 Research Questions adeason4 https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270545021 1.     What factors influence the career choices of minority high school students who meet science and math readiness standards? 
2.     To what factors – both internal and external – do minorities who meet math and science readiness standards attribute their success in these subjects? 
3.     How do minorities who meet math and science readiness standards perceive STEM teachers? 
]]> 2018-07-18 19:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270545021 Significance adeason4 https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270545303 Attempt to fill in some gaps of knowledge currently found in literature regarding minorities’ choices of whether or not to pursue a career as a K-12 STEM teacher ]]> 2018-07-18 19:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270545303 Theoretical Framework adeason4 https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270545479 Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) which focuses on external, internal, and career related factors that have been identified to influence the career development and choices of minorities ]]> 2018-07-18 19:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270545479 Lit Review adeason4 https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270545583 People are influenced by external, internal, and career awareness factors. Minorities have been shown to be most influenced by parents and opportunities to influence society]]> 2018-07-18 19:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270545583 Research Design adeason4 https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270546116 Mixed methods using surveys and interviews. Surveys will be quantitatively analyzed and interviews will be used to member check for reliability]]> 2018-07-18 19:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270546116 Survey & Interview Focus adeason4 https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270546546 Surveys and interview will aim to identify factors that minority students identify as having influence over STEM course success, career choices, and perceptions of STEM teachers ]]> 2018-07-18 19:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270546546 Implications adeason4 https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270546648 The findings of this research may help education stakeholders develop better recruitment strategies aimed at increasing the diversity of STEM teachers. Additionally, literature suggests that if the diversity of STEM teachers increase then the representation of minorities in STEM field careers will also increase. ]]> 2018-07-18 19:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/adeason4/q7rnmchp4eg1/wish/270546648