Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ615643
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Publication Date: 2000
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A Description and Evaluation of the Effects of a Preengineering Program for Underrepresented, Low-Income, and/or First Generation College Students at the University of Akron.
Lam, Paul C.; Mawasha, P. Ruby; Doverspike, Dennis; McClain, Bradley; Vesalo, John
Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, v6 n3 p221-28 2000
Summarizes the five-year effort of a preengineering program to improve the recruitment and retention of underrepresented college students to pursue degrees in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology at The University of Akron. Assesses the university's successful operation of the special high school Upward Bound and preengineering Academic Achievement programs. (Author/SAH)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Higher Education, Income, Minority Groups, Recruitment, School Holding Power
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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