{"product_id":"on-my-own-xueli-wang-9781682534892","title":"On My Own: The Challenge and Promise of Building Equitable Stem Transfer Pathways","description":"\u003cb\u003e2020 ASHE Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs (CAHEP) Barbara Townsend Lecture Award \u003cbr\u003e2021 Transfer Champion-Catalyst Award from the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) \u003cbr\u003e2021 Outstanding Publication Award, AERA Division J Publication and Research \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn My Own: The Challenge and Promise of Building Equitable STEM Transfer Pathways\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of its kind to provide a detailed, on-the-ground examination of the difficult paths--curricular, interpersonal, and institutional--that students must chart through community college. The book follows 1,670 two-year college students over four years as they begin STEM programs in the Midwest and documents their educational and life experiences as they moved toward, or away, from the prospect of transfer to a four-year institution. Their stories reveal that they were on their own, left to navigate the pathways to transfer without meaningful institutional support. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe students pursued one of four pathways, or momentum trajectories: \u003ci\u003elinear upward, detoured, deferred, or taking a break\u003c\/i\u003e. The preexisting and lasting disparities in their access to education and financial resources, their experiences with teaching and advising, and the conundrum between support from and for family, among others, propelled them onto different trajectories in their quest for transfer. As this book makes painfully clear, the current state of transfer acts as a mechanism that perpetuates and worsens inequities in educational outcomes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Xueli Wang argues, to cultivate an equitable STEM transfer pathway, culturally relevant and responsive supports that are accessible, welcoming, and validating must be put in place at the institutional level and appeal to the talent, motivation, and unique needs of historically marginalized students. In doing so, postsecondary institutions will be better positioned to fulfill their promise as an equitable pathway to bachelor's degrees and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xueli Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682534898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682534892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Education PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021","brand":"Xueli Wang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044653527295,"sku":"9781682534892","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7f29a24-8662-478a-8593-fecb1ffc970c.jpg?v=1684974097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-my-own-xueli-wang-9781682534892","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}