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Ing, Marsha; Burnette, James M., III; Azzam, Tarek; Wessler, Susan R. – Educational Researcher, 2021
Opportunities for large numbers of undergraduates to engage in authentic research experiences are limited in many large public institutions. These large public institutions serve the vast majority of students who are historically underrepresented in STEM fields, such as first-generation, low-income students of color. Although a course-based…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Academic Achievement
Reimer, Lynn Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2017
First-generation, low-income, underrepresented minority (URM) and female undergraduates are matriculating into science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors at unprecedented levels. However, a disproportionate number of these students end up graduating in non-STEM disciplines. Attrition rates have been observed to spike in conjunction…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, First Generation College Students, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students