Success Factors for Minorities in Engineering

Table des matières

i Preface

1. The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering:


Its History and Mission


2. Minorities in Engineering: Review of the Literature and Overview of the Study



3. Performance and Retention to Graduation Rates of Minority Students in NACME Block Grant Institutions: Analysis of Aggregate Statistical Data



4. Profile of Minorities in Engineering: Analysis of Focus Group Conversations



5. Profile of Minorities in Engineering: Analysis of Focus Group Mini-Surveys by Gender Within Ethnicity



6. The College Adjustment of Minorities and Non-Minorities in Engineering



7. The College Adjustment of Black and Hispanic Students in Engineering



8. The Intersection of Gender and Ethnicity in the College Adjustment of Engineering Students



9. Black Engineering Students in Black and White Colleges



10. Success Factors for Minorities in Engineering: Summary and Conclusions



11. A Postscript on NACME Scholars



12. Policy Implications: A Call to Action

A propos de l'auteur

Jacqueline Fleming is a psychologist and independent researcher based in Pearland, Texas.
Irving Pressley McPhail is Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at The McPhail Group LLC.

Résumé

This book aims to isolate specific success factors for underrepresented minorities in undergraduate engineering programs.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jacqueline Mcphail Fleming, Irving McPhail, Jacqueline Fleming, Irving Pressley McPhail
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 30.09.2020
• Catégorie: Livres de conseils > Droit, profession, finances > Formation, profession, carrière
• EAN: 9780367660796
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66079-6
• Nombre de pages: 274
• Thème: Routledge Research in Higher Education
• Catégories: EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General), TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Reference, environmental science, engineering & technology, Careers guidance, Adult education, continuous learning, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Engineering: general, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Science & Technology, underrepresented minorities, HSI, HBCU, summer bridge, stem career, Supplemental Instruction, Underrepresented Minority Students, stem major, stem field, Stem Discipline, experiential learning models, hispanic students, undergraduate retention strategies, engineering education research, minority student success in engineering programs, gender and ethnicity in STEM, academic adjustment analysis, Meyerhoff Scholars Program, Global Learning Styles, College Adjustment, Critical Program Components, Minority Engineering Students, Test Score Corrections, National Action Council, Sequential Learning Styles, Dual Degree Programs, Non-minority Students