Building bridges: An exploratory study of Carver Bridge to STEM success students' experiences and sense of belonging

IF 0.8 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH School Science and Mathematics Pub Date : 2024-05-22 DOI:10.1111/ssm.12674
Jesse Wilcox, Heidi Berger, Sara Lawson, Molly Ella Ramker
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Scholarships in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (S‐STEM) programs have been designed to retain highly qualified students in STEM. At Simpson College, the Carver Bridge to STEM Success Program, funded by the National Science Foundation, has this same goal in mind. We designed and carried out a case study on the 15 Carver Bridge Scholars to quantify their experiences in the program and to measure their sense of belonging. We compared the Scholars to two groups: a comparison group of students who were eligible for the Carver Bridge program but did not participate and all STEM majors who matriculated at Simpson College at the same time as the Scholars. We found that the Scholars had a statistically significantly higher retention in STEM compared to the comparison group (2 = 13.715 p < 0.001, df = 1, = 0.71) and a similar GPA at graduation compared to other STEM majors at Simpson College (Mann–Whitney U = 653, p = 0.725, r = 0.03). We found major themes including seeking opportunities, the role of professors, and viewing the Carver Bridge as a “home base.” We outline the major strengths of Carver Bridge as seen by the students and propose a path forward for research on future generations of scholars.
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架设桥梁:对卡佛 "通往 STEM 成功之桥 "学生的经历和归属感的探索性研究
科学、技术、工程和数学(S-STEM)项目的奖学金旨在留住 STEM 领域的高素质学生。在辛普森学院,由美国国家科学基金会(National Science Foundation)资助的 "Carver Bridge to STEM Success Program"(卡弗成功之桥计划)也有同样的目标。我们设计并开展了一项针对 15 名 "卡弗桥学者 "的案例研究,以量化他们在项目中的经历,并衡量他们的归属感。我们将 "学者 "们与两组学生进行了比较:一组是有资格参加 "卡弗桥梁 "项目但没有参加的学生,另一组是与 "学者 "们同时在辛普森学院入学的所有 STEM 专业学生。我们发现,与对比组相比,"学者 "们在 STEM 专业的保留率在统计学上明显更高(2 = 13.715 p < 0.001, df = 1, ⍵ = 0.71),与辛普森学院其他 STEM 专业的学生相比,"学者 "们毕业时的 GPA(曼-惠特尼 U = 653, p = 0.725, r = 0.03)也相差无几。我们发现了一些主要的主题,包括寻求机会、教授的作用以及将卡弗桥视为 "大本营"。我们概述了学生眼中卡弗桥的主要优势,并提出了研究后代学者的前进方向。
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School Science and Mathematics EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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