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NARST Equity and Ethics Committee: Mentoring Scholars of Color in the Organization and in the Academy

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Moving the Equity Agenda Forward

Part of the book series: Cultural Studies of Science Education ((CSSE,volume 5))

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In this chapter, we consider the particular needs of scholars of color in the academy from a variety of standpoints. Recognizing that labels such as marginalized, underrepresented, minority, diverse, and scholars of color can be problematic, we hope to push on the ways the “problem” of underrepresentation gets framed, the challenges and possibilities scholars of color navigate, and how organizations like NARST can work to support the career trajectories of scholars of color in the academy. We describe our work as members of the NARST Equity and Ethics Committee to develop the preconference workshop. We discuss what we have tried, what some of the challenges have been, how the work contributes to building a community of scholars, and implications for future work.

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Notes

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    We use “junior faculty” to include postdoctoral students and early career faculty in tenure and nontenure track positions. This phrasing is also inclusive of graduate and doctoral students who may hold instructor positions at colleges and universities.

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    It is important to note that during each of these years, the planning for the PCWs was supported by the E&E Committee Chairs, Dr. Angela Calabrese Barton, Dr. Valarie Akerson, and Dr. Julie Bianchini.

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  1. Education Program, Barnard College, Columbia University, 336B Milbank Hall, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY, 10027, USA

    Maria S. Rivera Maulucci

  2. Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 W 120th Street, 210s, New York, NY, 10027, USA

    Felicia Moore Mensah

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Education, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    Julie A. Bianchini

  2. Curriculum and Instruction School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Valarie L. Akerson

  3. Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Angela Calabrese Barton

  4. School of Education, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA

    Okhee Lee

  5. Department of Curriculum and Instruction College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Alberto J. Rodriguez (Mary Endres Professor of Teacher Education) (Mary Endres Professor of Teacher Education)

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Maulucci, M.S.R., Mensah, F.M. (2013). NARST Equity and Ethics Committee: Mentoring Scholars of Color in the Organization and in the Academy. In: Bianchini, J.A., Akerson, V.L., Barton, A.C., Lee, O., Rodriguez, A.J. (eds) Moving the Equity Agenda Forward. Cultural Studies of Science Education, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4467-7_18

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