There has been a great deal of news, discussion, and outcry regarding the lack of diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) related fields, be it industry or academia. On many comparative lists regarding STEM students and workers, African American males are an unacceptably low percentage of the population. The problem is quite…

Purpose: There is a need for precollege learning designs that empower youth to be epistemic agents in contexts that intersect burgeoning areas of computing, big data and social media. The purpose of this study is to explore how "sandbox" or open-inquiry data science with social media supports learning. Design/methodology/approach: This…