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Palmer, Robert T.; Maramba, Dina C.; Dancy, T. Elon, II – Journal of Negro Education, 2011
The literature on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is abounding with the importance of increasing college access, retention, and persistence among students because of implications for America's global competitiveness. Particular emphasis has been placed on college students of color who remain underrepresented in STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, African American Achievement, African American Students, Qualitative Research
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Shapiro, Nancy S. – Journal of Negro Education, 2008
A recent deluge of national studies and reports warns the United States that our future hangs in the balance because our educational system is failing our society. These studies cite projections that American competitiveness is at risk because we have failed to address a growing demographic inevitability--that the segment of the population that is…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Communities of Practice, Achievement Gap, Teaching Methods