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Feon M. Smith; Sherron B. McKendall; Ann Chester; Bethany Hornbeck; Alan R. McKendall – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2018
To combat educational and health disparities, out-of-school-time (OST) STEM enrichment programs provide services to underserved youth to encourage them to pursue college and health careers. This article describes a study conducted to determine if the Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) program participants who receive year-round…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Underserved Students, STEM Education
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Sherron Benson McKendall; Alan McKendall; Ann Chester – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2019
Historically, African American and other underserved students encounter academic challenges in pursuit of a college degree--one of which is their performance on standardized tests. This paper analyzes College Grade Point Averages (CGPAs), ACT Composite (ACTC), and SAT Total (SATT) scores of students who participated in the Health Sciences and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, African American Students, Disproportionate Representation, Racial Differences