ERIC Number: EJ1171495
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Publication Date: 2018-Mar
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Awhina Revolution: A Bayesian Analysis of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Completion Rates from a Program for Maori and Pacific Success in STEM Disciplines
Richardson, Ken; Clark, Zaramasina; Gaines, Michael; Kingi, Hautahi; Miller, Sonja; Pearson, Willie, Jr.; Richardson, Liz
CBE - Life Sciences Education, v17 n1 Article 15 Mar 2018
Maori and Pacific students generally do not attain the same levels of tertiary success as New Zealanders of European descent, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. Te Ropu Awhina (Awhina), an equity initiative at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand between 1999 and 2015, aimed to produce Maori and Pacific professionals in STEM disciplines who contribute to Maori and Pacific community development and leadership. A hierarchical Bayesian approach was used to estimate posterior standardized completion rates for 3-year undergraduate and 2-year postgraduate degrees undertaken by non-Maori-Pacific and Maori-Pacific students. Results were consistent with an Awhina effect, that is, Awhina's positive influence on (combined) Maori and Pacific success.
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Pacific Islanders, Ethnic Groups, STEM Education, College Students, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Graduation Rate, Student Records, Time to Degree, Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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