Keeping What We've Got: A Study of Minority Student Retention in Engineering.

Friedman, Douglas L.; Kay, Nina W.

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ERIC Number: EJ412343

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Publication Date: 1990

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Keeping What We've Got: A Study of Minority Student Retention in Engineering.

Friedman, Douglas L.; Kay, Nina W.

Engineering Education, v80 n3 p407-12 Apr 1990

Examines minority students' enrollment based on a national survey data. Describes students' background characteristics, college choice, engineering decision, financial need, college environment, and factors related to college success. Reports that commitment to the university, high school grade, SAT-mathematical score, and financial need were important predictor variables on college grade. (YP)

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Credits, Dropouts, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Minority Groups, National Surveys, School Holding Power, Statistical Data, Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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