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Dika, Sandra L.; D'Amico, Mark M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2016
Representation of diverse groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields is a persistent concern in the United States. Although there have been some strides toward more diverse representation, significant problems of underrepresentation remain in particular STEM fields: physical sciences, engineering, math, and computer…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, First Generation College Students, STEM Education, Majors (Students)
Chang, Mitchell J.; Sharkness, Jessica; Hurtado, Sylvia; Newman, Christopher B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2014
This longitudinal study examined factors that contribute to the persistence of underrepresented racial minority (URM) undergraduates in STEM fields. The primary source of data came from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program's 2004 "The Freshman Survey" (TFS) and 2008 "College Senior Survey" (CSS). The sample…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students
Russell, Melody L.; Atwater, Mary M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
This study focuses on 11 African American undergraduate seniors in a biology degree program at a predominantly white research institution in the southeastern United States. These 11 respondents shared their journeys throughout the high school and college science pipeline. Participants described similar precollege factors and experiences that…
Descriptors: African American Students, Success, College Seniors, Secondary School Science
Barlow, Amy E. L.; Villarejo, Merna – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
A comprehensive, quantitative evaluation of an educational intervention program designed to reduce the attrition of minorities from the biological sciences was undertaken to ascertain whether such efforts adequately address the problem. Program participants had greater odds of persisting in basic math and science courses, and of graduating in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Enrichment Activities, Graduate Study, Biological Sciences