ERIC Number: EJ1069865
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Sep
Pages: 12
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Considering Student Voices: Examining the Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Intervention Programs
Gibau, Gina Sanchez
CBE - Life Sciences Education, v14 n3 Article 28 Sep 2015
Qualitative studies that examine the experiences of underrepresented minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields are comparatively few. This study explores the self-reported experiences of underrepresented graduate students in the biomedical sciences of a large, midwestern, urban university. Document analysis of interview transcripts from program evaluations capture firsthand accounts of student experiences and reveal the need for a critical examination of current intervention programs designed to reverse the trend of underrepresentation in the biomedical sciences. Findings point to themes aligned around the benefits and challenges of program components, issues of social adjustment, the utility of supportive relationships, and environmental impacts.
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Disproportionate Representation, Student Attitudes, Student Empowerment, Intervention, Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Graduate Students, Student Experience, Biomedicine, Interviews, Student Participation, Mentors, Scientists, Student Personnel Services, Student Adjustment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R25 GM065792; R25 GM79657-01
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