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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Underrepresented Minority Students"”.
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Exploring Postsecondary STEM Faculty's Experiences Teaching Underrepresented Minority Students in STEM Introductory Courses in an HSI
… (STEM) introductory classes pose a barrier to Underrepresented Minority (URM) students' persistence in STEM due to several factors, including issues with curriculum design and teaching, as well as the prevalence of racial and gender oppression. STEM Faculty play a unique role in supporting URM …
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Understanding Baccalaureate Completion Rate Increases of Underrepresented Minority Students in Science and Engineering: Three Case Studies
… financial resources did contribute to improving minority student completion rates at the State University of New York at Albany and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. However, federal resources did little to encourage or improve minority student completion rates at the University of …
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Exploring The Impact Of A Targeted Support Program For Underrepresented Minority Students At A Predominantly White Regional Institution
… Freshman Academy, a targeted support program for students at a predominantly White regional institution, on the academic success of 1st-year underrepresented minority students, as measured by 1st-year grade point average and retention. Vincent Tinto’s interactionalist theory and student departure …
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An Event History Analysis on the Effects of Academic Integration Factors on Degree Completion of Low-Income Underrepresented Minority Students
… outcomes still exist for low-income and underrepresented students. Community colleges are an important entry point for student groups that have faced the most significant barriers to success. Community colleges account for almost half of all undergraduate enrollments in the United States …
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Getting Out the Gates: Underrepresented Minority Students' Search for Success in Introductory Chemistry Courses to Continue on the STEM Path
"What was spoken and written about minority success in STEM from all vantages, including those of the students did not quite match up to the students' experiences. There was far more consonance between the different perspectives than was originally anticipated while the research study was being …
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A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY OF STUDENT PERSISTENCE IN A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FORESTRY PROGRAM
… leaders will be better positioned to support students in forestry programs, thus positively impacting retention. This qualitative case study investigated student persistence of second-year forestry students in an undergraduate forestry program. The study was guided by Social Cognitive Theory …
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Exploring Fairness and Opportunity in the Admissions Process of Canadian Dental Schools
… and sustaining disparities in dentistry. Underrepresented minority students may face challenges and implicit bias during the den-tal schools’ admission/selection process – which perpetuates the disparities. This dissertation want-ed to explore the fairness and opportunities for people who …
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The Role of Leaders in AVID Schools and the Impact on Student Achievement
… to provide resources and strategies to enable underrepresented minority students to attend four-year colleges. Research indicates that the success of the students enrolled in AVID depends on the strict adherence to the AVID components. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the …
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Analyzing the Imposter Phenomenon Through Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Minorities in Agricultural and Natural Resource Related Fields: The Keys to Diversity and Inclusion
The recruitment and retention for underrepresented minority (URM) students in agriculture and natural resources have been minimal. The importance of elucidating the lack of representation of students of color and underrepresented minority (URM) students in these fields suggests that appropriate …