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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Underrepresentation of minority students"”.
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Exploring Teachers' Beliefs about the Underrepresentation of Minority Students in the Gifted Program in a Mid-Sized Suburban School District in Georgia
Over the past 30 years, the national numbers of kindergarten through 12th grade students from diverse backgrounds have nearly doubled. Based on the enrollment count in 2005, the state of Georgia experienced a similar change as minority students became the majority in Georgias public schools. Even …
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EXPLORATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES IN DERMATOLOGY
This paper examines the reasons underlying the underrepresentation of minority students in the field of dermatology. There continues to be both unconscious and implicit bias against African-American and Hispanic students in regard to dermatology residency. This demographic of students is generally …
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Implementing diversity in graduate education: CIC administrators and the Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
This study explores the perceptions of university administrators regarding the Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP). The program was developed with the goal of diversifying the graduate programs at the CIC institutions. Interviews were conducted with senior level administrators at each of …
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A Qualitative Analysis of School Leadership Behaviors and Levels of Representation of One Minority Population in Advanced Placement Courses in One Southeastern Virginia School District
This qualitative case study analyzes the underrepresentation of minority students in Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Virginia high schools and examines the influences that encourage school leaders to lessen the existing gaps at their assigned schools. Data from a division in southeastern …