Latina Resiliency: In Pursuit of STEM Careers

Presenters/Authors

Gillian Ursula Bayne, CUNY Lehman CollegeFollow
Katie L. Brkich, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Lorena Claeys, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Belinda Bustos Flores, The University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Alejandro J. Gallard Martinez, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Wesley B. Pitts, CUNY Lehman CollegeFollow
Alma D. Stevenson, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Beth A. Wassell, Rowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

4-6-2014

Abstract or Description

This study makes a case for the importance of not only learning from successful people, specifically Latinas, but to uncover the resiliency, its parts, and the making of unique factors that contribute to resiliency on an individual basis. We are conducting an ongoing transnational study that investigates the resilience of Latinas who, on a daily basis, struggle to maintain a sense of balance between their professional aspirations in the STEM fields, and the slew of contexts within which their lives are enacted. These contexts include community, education, family, gender, and more that serve as components in the identity and preservation of self.

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA)

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Recommended Citation

Bayne, Gillian Ursula, Katie L. Brkich, Lorena Claeys, Belinda Bustos Flores, Alejandro J. Gallard Martinez, Wesley B. Pitts, Alma D. Stevenson, Beth A. Wassell. 2014. "Latina Resiliency: In Pursuit of STEM Careers." Department of Curriculum, Foundations, & Reading Faculty Presentations. Presentation 134.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/curriculum-facpres/134