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Harris, Barbara; Fox, Lindsay – Mathematica, 2022
Nearly 30 years ago, Math Corps--a summer camp for middle school students in Detroit who could benefit from mentoring and positive influences--was started at Wayne State University (WSU). In 2015, the National Science Foundation awarded an Advancing Informal Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics (STEM) Learning grant to WSU. As part of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Middle School Students, Mentors, Program Effectiveness
Fenster, Eric – 1982
The effects of college attendance by working adults on educational motivations of their children were studied. A total of 740 parents in the Detroit area who attended a college program combining in-home televised instruction with weekend decentralized seminars were surveyed along with 211 of their children and 75 respondents from Kansas City. Many…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Attitude Change, Black Students