Adolescence is a pivotal stage in career development, when youth begin to shape skills and adult identities. However, limited opportunities for at-risk youth, intensified for minorities facing cultural and structural barriers, often disrupt these processes. To address these challenges, we implemented a school-to-work transition program in seven…

Currently, research surrounding transition programs for students entering high school focuses on academic achievement outcomes. However, the prevalence of school shootings in predominantly white, suburban communities shows that students in these often academically competitive schools may need support to help them become more connected to the…

This action research explores the impact of social justice aligned performance tasks on the awareness of civic responsibility of adolescents. The primary question of this STEM education action research is what impact does integrating social justice aligned performance tasks in computer science and college-preparatory math courses have on the…