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Segura-Malady, Evelyn E. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Latinas are at a disadvantage when it comes to earning a college degree, as is evidenced by the fact that they take longer to complete their degrees than Black, Asian, and white college students and have the lowest graduation rates in comparison to these respective groups (Fry, 2004; Fry, 2012; Rodriguez, Guido-Brito, Torres, & Talbot, 2000).…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Hispanic American Students, Females, Social Support Groups
Fleming, Lorraine; Ledbetter, Sislena; Williams, Dawn; McCain, Janice – Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (NJ1), 2008
Diversity has taken on many meanings, depending on the context in which it is used and the person using it. Today's engineering students have come to embody diversity as an extension of their home, academic and social environments. The result is a group of students that often show indifference to diversity (however defined) and the impact it will…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Racial Identification