Broadening participation in STEM : effective methods, practices, and programs /

• Other Authors: Wilson-Kennedy, Zayika (Editor), Byrd, Goldie S. (Editor), Kennedy, Eugene (Editor), Frierson, Henry T. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
• Series: Diversity in higher education ; v. 22.
• Subjects: Science > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States.; Engineering > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States.; Technology > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States.; Mathematics > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States.; Minority college students > Recruiting > United States.; Education > Higher.; Education.

U.S. students exit undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs at alarming rates. Less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students who enter STEM degree programs as aspiring freshmen complete degrees in these areas. This is especially true for minorities, whose departu...