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A comparison of student perceptions of the teaching profession at minority-serving and non-minority-serving institutions
written by Savannah L. Logan, Jared B. Breakall, and Wendy K. Adams
There is an ongoing shortage of STEM teachers in the United States, and the teaching profession consistently struggles to recruit a diverse body of teachers whose demographics match those of their students. The shortage of STEM teachers and the lack of diversity in the profession have negative implications for student success in STEM fields, particularly among underrepresented groups. We have developed a survey and collected data on student perceptions of the teaching profession at 46 Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) across the country, including several Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). We have analyzed these data with respect to institution type to determine whether perceptions of the profession may be a factor in recruiting and retaining a diverse body of teachers. We found that perceptions generally do not differ greatly between MSIs and non-MSIs and that students at MSIs tend to have slightly more positive views than those at non-MSIs. We also found that some variation exists for individual institution types, particularly Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs).
Physics Education Research Conference 2021
Part of the PER Conference series
Virtual Conference: August 4-5, 2021
Pages 239-244
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education - Applied Research
- Careers
- Recruitment
= Teacher Recruitment
Education - Basic Research
- Societal Issues
= Cultural Issues
= Race Issues
- Student Characteristics
= Affect
- Lower Undergraduate
- Upper Undergraduate
- Reference Material
= Research study
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10.1119/perc.2021.pr.Logan
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PERC 2021
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Metadata instance created September 30, 2021 by Lyle Barbato
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S. Logan, J. Breakall, and W. Adams, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference, 2021, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15759&DocID=5491).
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S. Logan, J. Breakall, and W. Adams, A comparison of student perceptions of the teaching profession at minority-serving and non-minority-serving institutions, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference, 2021, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15759&DocID=5491>.
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Logan, S., Breakall, J., & Adams, W. (2021, August 4-5). A comparison of student perceptions of the teaching profession at minority-serving and non-minority-serving institutions. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference. Retrieved April 30, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15759&DocID=5491
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Logan, S, J. Breakall, and W. Adams. "A comparison of student perceptions of the teaching profession at minority-serving and non-minority-serving institutions." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference, August 4-5, 2021. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15759&DocID=5491 (accessed 30 April 2025).
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Logan, Savannah L., Jared B. Breakall, and Wendy Adams. "A comparison of student perceptions of the teaching profession at minority-serving and non-minority-serving institutions." Physics Education Research Conference 2021. Virtual Conference: 2021. 239-244 of PER Conference. 30 Apr. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15759&DocID=5491>.
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