Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

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2007, Volume13

Issue 1

98 pages

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v13.i1

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Angela Johnson
St. Mary's College of Maryland, USA

African American, Latino, and American Indian students are less likely to graduate in science than comparable White and Asian students (Gándara & Maxwell-Jolly, 1999; Huang, Taddese, & Walter, 2000). After controlling for preparation and need (p < .05), logistic regression modeling of data from the University of Colorado, Boulder, confirmed this. However, students in the University of Colorado Minority Arts and Sciences Program (MASP) were more likely to graduate in science than White and Asian students (p < .05). MASP students valued the program's financial support, academic community, and relationships with professors, but not, notably, academic enrichment workshops. This finding provides insight into factors that increase retention of well prepared African American, Latino, and American Indian students and calls for further research and theory.

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v13.i1.10 Download article, 1-22 pages

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