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Hughes, Byron D.; Cass, Samuel H.; Uddin, Hamza; Williams, Taylor P.; Okereke, Ikenna C. – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2021
Underrepresented minority (URM) and economically disadvantaged (ED) high school students are less likely to graduate from high school or enroll in college. This institution began a structured mentorship program focusing on URM and ED students using a surgical simulation lab. The objective was to determine the effect of the mentorship program on…
Descriptors: Mentors, Surgery, Simulation, Laboratories
Petty, Steve – 1992
Fear of success in a group of high school students (N=127) was studied, with research findings supporting the following generalizations: (1) high school students with an intermediate level of self-esteem have greater fear of success than those with high and low levels of self-esteem; (2) high school students with BSRI (Bem Sex Role Inventory)…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adolescents, Aspiration, Fear of Success
Coppock, Marjorie L. – 1994
This paper summarizes results of a survey examining educational attitudes, lifestyle, and aspirations of Hispanic students in south Texas. Many students live in impoverished, rural, unincorporated subdivisions called "colonias" that are growing around Laredo, Texas, and other border cities. An introduction to the Texas/Mexico border…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Aspiration, Attitude Measures, High Risk Students