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ERIC Number: EJ339325
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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We Are Leaving Our Minority Students Behind.
Atwater, Mary M.
Science Teacher, v53 n5 p54-58 May 1986
Examines the data on enrollment of minority students in the sciences and explores the factors that may have influenced this underrepresentation. Offers suggestions and outlines approaches for increasing minority enrollment. Includes a scenario which illustrates sensitivity to a minority group's traditions. (ML)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Opportunities, Enrollment Influences, Minority Groups, Science Careers, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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