Improving the rate of success for underrepresented racial minorities in STEM fields: Insights from a national project

2010266 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Sylvia Hurtado · University of California, Los Angeles

Christopher B. Newman · University of California, Los Angeles

Minh Chau Joe Tran · University of California, Los Angeles

Mitchell J. Chang · University of California, Los Angeles

Abstract

Abstract In this chapter, we summarize findings and offer implications from the first phase of a national longitudinal study of undergraduate STEM majors conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA.

Topics & Keywords

Career Development and Diversity Higher Education Research Studies Evasion and Academic Success Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: New Directions for Institutional Research

Volume 2010, Issue 148, pp. 5-15

DOI: 10.1002/ir.357

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