<p>This paper describes whiteness, and the impact whiteness has on racialized identities through a research project to better understand the experience of racialized students in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) programs at one mid-sized university in Canada. The experience of racialized students at predominantly white universities is an area that has not been problematized enough in Canada, due to the lack of race-based data collected by postsecondary institutions and a lack of prioritizing concerns brought up by racialized students in their STEMM programs. Therefore, it is important to understand the experiences of students whose social, cultural, and institutional identities are impacted by structures of racism, white supremacy, and whiteness that shape STEMM education. An exploratory survey and personal interviews elucidate the ways that existing institutional structures in science intersect with the identities and experiences of racialized students. The researchers conclude that similar patterns of discrimination are seen in American and Canadian postsecondary students, and that anti-racism needs stronger attention on Canadian campuses.</p>

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The Impact of Whiteness on Racial Equity and Identity in Canadian STEMM Education

  • Kristal Louise Turner,
  • Jennifer D. Adams,
  • Kristen D. Schaffer

摘要

This paper describes whiteness, and the impact whiteness has on racialized identities through a research project to better understand the experience of racialized students in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) programs at one mid-sized university in Canada. The experience of racialized students at predominantly white universities is an area that has not been problematized enough in Canada, due to the lack of race-based data collected by postsecondary institutions and a lack of prioritizing concerns brought up by racialized students in their STEMM programs. Therefore, it is important to understand the experiences of students whose social, cultural, and institutional identities are impacted by structures of racism, white supremacy, and whiteness that shape STEMM education. An exploratory survey and personal interviews elucidate the ways that existing institutional structures in science intersect with the identities and experiences of racialized students. The researchers conclude that similar patterns of discrimination are seen in American and Canadian postsecondary students, and that anti-racism needs stronger attention on Canadian campuses.