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ERIC Number: EJ612095
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
African American College Students Excelling in the Sciences: College and Postcollege Outcomes in the Meyerhoff Scholars Program.
Maton, Kenneth I.; Hrabowski, Freeman A. III; Schmitt, Carol L.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v37 n7 p629-54 Sep 2000
Describes and assesses the effectiveness of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, designed to increase the number of underrepresented minorities who pursue graduate and professional degrees in science and engineering. Indicates that the Meyerhoff students achieved higher grade point averages and graduated in science and engineering at higher rates. (Contains 38 references.) (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Choice, Engineering, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Racial Factors, Science Careers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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