It takes the average reader 2 hours and 7 minutes to read Empowering Underrepresented Students in Science by Sonji Johnson-Anderson
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Empowering Underrepresented Students in Science: STEM Students Speak chronicles the best practices of a STEM retention program for underrepresented minority students (URM) at a public university. Written mostly as an engaging series of vignettes, this story invites its audience to examine the "underbelly of this successful program. It reveals to readers what lies at the heart of creating and sustaining a STEM retention program that is as inviting as it is vital. The program's practice of reflection helps to build students' self-efficacy and self-understanding. This book addresses the problem of merely throwing resources at a program to have it only achieve mild success. Most STEM retention/support programs offer a litany of "things they think are necessary for students, especially traditionally underserved students, to survive in STEM. We contend that our program goes beyond merely throwing money at a need, to critically assessing the need through the lens of inclusive practices. Our program attempts to engage with the whole selves of the students we serve. - Proposes a focused, strategic approach to offering support to underrepresented minority (URM) students - Shares easily reproducible ways to build a STEM support program to replicate the success at UMASS AP - Features an engaging, readable style with real-world applications
Empowering Underrepresented Students in Science by Sonji Johnson-Anderson is 125 pages long, and a total of 31,875 words.
This makes it 42% the length of the average book. It also has 39% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 54 minutes to read Empowering Underrepresented Students in Science aloud.
Empowering Underrepresented Students in Science is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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