How do rural student social networks associate with STEM success?
A research study based in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) on how the social networks and STEM career trajectories of rural and small-town college students connect.
ROOTS examines the links between STEM academic and career pathways and the strong social support networks that these undergraduate students bring to college.
What do the social support networks of rural university students in STEM programs look like, and how do they compare to the networks of non-rural students?
How do rural university students in STEM look at the value of their social support networks?
Mission
With support from the National Science Foundation, research findings will not only inform broader efforts to address the challenges these talented and capable students face in college, but also help college and university leaders better serve future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals from highly skilled yet under-supported populations.
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ROOTS has begun!
The Rural-Undergraduate Origins, Opportunity, and Ties Study (ROOTS) has officially begun.
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Award No. 2500325. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.