Jennifer B Christy, David Morris, Donald Lein, Diane Clark, Jennifer Green-Wilson
Teaching to Lead: One Program's Experience With Integrating Personal Leadership Into a Doctor of Physical Therapy Curriculum
Journal, physical therapy education
hispaniclatinx young adults remain significantly underrepresented science technology engineering mathematics stem fields yet role families play young adults trajectories stem still underexamined purpose study examine relational supports constraints hispaniclatinx college students stem majors experienced parents moved college transitioned first year graduate school fulltime employment two rounds interviews conducted 18 hispaniclatinx young adults part undergraduate stem program hispanicmajority university study participants reported benefiting immense emotional support parents however emotional support often simultaneously coupled homeschool value conflicts dynamic call conversational constraints results study point important interventions involving family might improve rates participation hispaniclatinx students range socioeconomic backgrounds stem fields