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Austin, Chandra Yvette – Career and Technical Education Research, 2010
This study examined the relationship between specific factors believed to influence career decision self-efficacy and math/science related goal intentions (proxy for engineering related goal intentions) among African American high school students. Minority students generally tend to be underrepresented in such careers, as indicated by the National…
Descriptors: African American Students, Socioeconomic Status, Self Efficacy, Science Interests
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Rodriguez, James L.; Jones, Evangelina Bustamante; Pang, Valerie Ooka; Park, Cynthia D. – High School Journal, 2004
This paper describes how a university outreach program promotes academic achievement and identity development among culturally diverse tenth-grade students. The primary goal of the outreach program is to advance students' engagement and competency in mathematics and science learning. A secondary goal of the program is to promote the development of…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Academic Achievement, Outreach Programs, Student Diversity