ERIC Number: EJ1184127
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Aug
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-5627
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STEM Doctoral Completion of Underrepresented Minority Students: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Participation in the Doctoral Workforce
Okahana, Hironao; Klein, Carrie; Allum, Jeff; Sowell, Robert
Innovative Higher Education, v43 n4 p237-255 Aug 2018
This article is a result of the analysis of student-level enrollment records from twenty-one research universities in the United States, and it contributes to a more robust understanding of timely completion of STEM doctorates by underrepresented minority students. Using multivariate logit regression models, findings indicated that Hispanic/Latino and students from other underrepresented groups complete at higher rates than do their Black/African American counterparts. Findings also indicated that prior master's degrees and institutional participation in doctoral completion programs positively correlate with STEM doctoral completion. We conclude by offering insights and recommendations for graduate schools about how to increase the STEM doctoral attainment rate of students from underrepresented groups.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Minority Group Students, Hispanic American Students, African American Students, Masters Degrees, Correlation, Academic Persistence, Student Records, Disproportionate Representation, Graduation Rate
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1138814