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Whitney M. Holden; Patrycja A. Krakowiak; K. Maja Krakowiak; Jennifer Fowler – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2024
Shortage of highly-skilled STEM workers, lack of critical technical skills, and persistence of underrepresentation are key problems for our nation's future. The Arkansas Summer Research Institute (ASRI) incorporates novel approaches to broaden participation in STEM, research, and data analytics, especially among URM students (over 50% of ASRI…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, STEM Education, Electronic Learning, Disproportionate Representation
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Prince, Latrina Y.; Williams, Tremaine B.; Allen, Antino R.; McGehee, Robert E., Jr.; Thomas, Billy R. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) aims to increase diversity in research and health-related careers. The SURP provides underrepresented minority (URM) and disadvantaged students with research, mentoring, and networking experiences; real-life surgical observations; and simulated…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Summer Programs, Diversity
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Carothers, Douglas; Aydin, Hasan; Houdyshell, Michael – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2019
U.S. schools are facing chronic shortages of qualified teachers, resulting in the hiring of unqualified teachers who are disproportionately assigned to disadvantaged students. Further, changing demographics are resulting in racial/ethnic and cultural mismatch between teachers and students they serve, causing additional educational problems. This…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, School Districts, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Education Programs
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Smith, Patricia Joanne; Mrozek, Lawrence J. – Honors in Practice, 2016
A search through the 2015 annual conference program of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) turned up a dozen sessions focusing on the topic of study abroad, demonstrating that a growing number of honors programs and colleges are encouraging or requiring study abroad. Many programs now offer and support honors semesters abroad or…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Study Abroad, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Miranda, Rommel J.; Hermann, Ronald S. – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2010
In this article, the authors provide an overview and critically analyze three successful faculty-developed urban K-12 science outreach programs. They consider a successful outreach program as one that has been sustained for at least five years after initial funding, and has provided empirically-based research findings from the program.…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Evaluation Methods, Outreach Programs, Criticism