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Direct linkMorgan, Kristin L.; Crenshaw, Jasmine D.; Martin, Marcus L. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2021
The proportion of underrepresented minority (URM) students graduating with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degrees, matriculating to graduate programs, and entering the STEM workforce continues to be significantly low. The Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (the VA-NC Alliance)…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Recruitment, Academic Persistence, Enrichment Activities
Download full textO'Hara, Ross E.; Sparrow, Betsy – AERA Open, 2019
Despite growing economic opportunities in "middle-skills" science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions, the majority of community college STEM students leaves the STEM pipeline or withdraws from college altogether. We tested an intervention that addressed one reason why students abandon STEM: psychosocial…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Motivation
Martinez, Ted; Bloom, Nena; Whipple, Amy V.; Chischilly, Steve – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2018
Northern Arizona University (NAU) has been operating a National Science Foundation-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates program for 18 years. The program works with tribal and community college faculty to recruit students traditionally underrepresented in the sciences for a 10-week summer research experience at NAU. Since 2006, 77…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Student Participation, Equal Education, Undergraduate Students
Amelink, Catherine T.; Artis, Sharnnia; King Liu, Tsu-Jae – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Despite the awareness of the importance of self-efficacy, this concept has been studied in a limited sense among community college students (Collins & Bissell, 2004), but it has been shown to be significantly related to career decisions among enrollees (Kelly & Hatcher, 2013). The literature does not address what types of experiences can…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Majors (Students)
Lenaburg, Lubella; Aguirre, Ofelia; Goodchild, Fiona; Kuhn, Jens-Uwe – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
This paper addresses the transition of community college students to degree programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The paper presents the results of an evaluation of a two-week residential summer bridge program that recruited community college students from a wide range of academic, ethnic, and socioeconomic…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Focus Groups, Summer Programs
Hirst, Rachel A.; Bolduc, Gilles; Liotta, Louis; Packard, Becky Wai-Ling – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2014
Summer research experiences have been identified as important vehicles for fostering the learning, skill development, and retention of undergraduates in the sciences. In this initiative, community college faculty and students partnered with private 4-year college colleagues on summer research in order to expand the capacity for research for…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, STEM Education, Community Colleges, Institutional Cooperation
Brennan, Patricia L. – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2011
Recently released figures from U.S. Census Bureau make one point with stunning clarity: The face of America is changing. And rapidly. Consider the numbers: The U.S. population grew by about 9 percent between 2000 and 2010, rising from 281 million to nearly 309 million. During that decade, the number of Latino residents increased by 43…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, College Students, First Generation College Students, Nontraditional Students
Huziak-Clark, Tracy; Sondergeld, Toni; Staaden, Moira; Knaggs, Christine; Bullerjahn, Anne – School Science and Mathematics, 2015
The Science, Engineering, and Technology Gateway of Ohio (SETGO) program has a three-pronged approach to meeting the needs at different levels of students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline. The SETGO program was an extensive collaboration between a two-year community college and a nearby four-year…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Majors (Students), Beliefs, Student Attitudes
