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Bilgin, Betul; Felder, Anthony E.; Darabi, Houshang; Nazempour, Rezvan; Reckinger, Shanon; Revelo, Renata A.; Ozevin, Didem – Advances in Engineering Education, 2022
The matriculation, retention, and graduation of students is a critical and ongoing effort in undergraduate engineering education. Implementing measures is vital in increasing student motivation to continue pursuing engineering and is especially important for individuals from low-income and academically talented students. At the University of…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation
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Renzulli, Joseph S. – Roeper Review, 2023
In this article, I describe a few personal favorite contributions of Dr. Marcia Gentry, one of the most successful graduates from our doctoral program at the University of Connecticut, as well as a dear friend and collaborator. Marcia focused her life's work on the need to serve underserved and often-neglected populations in our field and…
Descriptors: Biographies, Gifted Education, Talent Development, State Universities
Meyer, Melanie S.; Rinn, Anne N. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2021
Leadership talent development has been identified as a priority in national and state standards for gifted education. However, leadership programs in schools are not always supported by mandates or funding in individual states and implementation is not always feasible within the constraints of local gifted service models. Although some research…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Talent Development, Leadership Training, Leadership Qualities
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Wu, I-Chen; Pease, Randal; Maker, C. June – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2019
This investigation was to explore perceptions of students who participated in the Cultivating Diverse Talents in STEM project in an R1 university through (a) university-based summer internship program, (b) subsequent school-year research internships, and (c) successive summer workshops or internships. Thirteen high school juniors from diverse…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Special Programs, Talent Development, STEM Education
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VanMeter-Adams, Amy; Frankenfeld, Cara L.; Bases, Jessica; Espina, Virginia; Liotta, Lance A. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
What early experiences attract students to pursue an education and career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)? Does hands-on research influence them to persevere and complete a major course of academic study in STEM? We evaluated survey responses from 149 high school and undergraduate students who gained hands-on research…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Surveys