Table 4 Frequency of student responses to the interview and questionnaire questions by other socio-demographic factors
Main themes | Frequency of response coded | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White students (n = 245) | Non-White students (n = 68) | First-generation students (n = 70) | Non-first-generation Students (n = 243) | A-level students (n = 28) | Undergraduate students (n = 193) | Master’s students (n = 46) | Ph. D students (n = 43) | Prefer not to say (n = 3) | Total | |
Feeling safe and comfortable in the STEM community and settings | 35 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 4 | – | 49 |
Having a shared passion and an interest in STEM | 34 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 44 |
Building, bridging, bonding: social capital connections and social cohesion with other STEM members | 22 | 4 | 3 | 23 | – | 22 | 4 | – | – | 26 |
Receiving adequate support from members of the STEM community | 21 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 3 | – | – | 24 |
Building and maintaining individual resilience | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
Equity, inclusion, and diversity in STEM fields | 35 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 51 |
Being valued, appreciated, and respected in STEM environments | 48 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 55 |
Individuals’ beliefs in their capacity/ability and inquisitiveness in STEM areas | 19 | 4 | – | 23 | – | 16 | 2 | 5 | – | 23 |
STEM literacy—advancing knowledge in and of STEM | 24 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | – | 31 |