The STEM Pipeline: The Role of Summer Research Experience in Minority Students' Graduate Aspirations

dc.creator	Matea Pender
dc.creator	Dave E. Marcotte
dc.creator	Mariano R. Sto. Domingo
dc.creator	Kenneth I. Maton
dc.date	2010-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:11:30Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:11:30Z
dc.identifier	1068-2341
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/dff7150cb5af4e33b65476f72f90b906
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14432
dc.description	<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt;">Practical research experience has been seen as an important tool to enhance learning in STEM fields and shape commitment to science careers. Indeed, this was a prominent recommendation of the Boyer Commission. Further, there is evidence this is especially important for minority students. In this paper, we examine the role of practical research experience during the summer for talented minority undergraduates in STEM fields. We focus on the link between summer research and STEM PhD program matriculation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We examine evidence on this question using detailed data on students participating in the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program over a 14 year period at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Our results provide evidence of strong positive effects of summer research on participation in STEM PhD programs. Further, we show that the effects of summer research vary with the frequency and timing of these experiences. The evidence that educational strategies such as summer research experiences improve academic outcomes of minorities is vital, given concern about the science pipeline in the U.S. and the continuing growth in the racial/ethnic diversity of the college-age population.</span></p>
dc.language	English
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.publisher	Arizona State University
dc.relation	http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/741
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1068-2341
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Education Policy Analysis Archives, Vol 18, p 30 (2010)
dc.subject	Summer research, Science, Racial/Ethnic minorities, Graduate school matriculation
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The STEM Pipeline: The Role of Summer Research Experience in Minority Students' Graduate Aspirations
dc.type	article