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Parker, Ashley Dawn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research seeks to understand the experiences of African American female undergraduates in STEM. It investigates how familial factors and science identity formation characteristics influence persistence in STEM while considering the duality of African American women's status in society. This phenomenological study was designed using critical…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, STEM Education, Self Concept
Jenkins, Felysha L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Despite the odds, African American women are achieving some success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). However, a dearth of empirical evidence exists on the mechanisms that contribute to their persistence. This study contributes to understanding how African American women are successful in obtaining baccalaureate degrees…
Descriptors: Females, STEM Education, Academic Persistence, Bachelors Degrees
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Dahlberg, Teresa; Barnes, Tiffany; Buch, Kim; Rorrer, Audrey – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2011
The Students and Technology in Academia, Research, and Service (STARS) Alliance is a nationally-connected system of regional partnerships among higher education, K-12 schools, industry and the community with a mission to broaden the participation of women, under-represented minorities and persons with disabilities in computing (BPC). Each regional…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Leadership
Yates, Eleanor Lee – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2005
When Dr. Thelma Jane Bryan was interviewing for the position of chancellor of Fayetteville State University (FSU) several years ago, she looked down with horror, realizing that she was wearing a black jacket with an obviously navy skirt. Despite the fashion faux pas, she was offered the job. Bryan became chancellor of the second oldest institution…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Community Colleges, College Presidents, Black Colleges
Marks, Joseph L.; Diaz, Alicia A. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
The "Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Fact Book on Higher Education" is one of the nation's most comprehensive collections of comparative data on higher education. For decades, state leaders, policy-makers, researchers and journalists have used the "Fact Book" to find useful data quickly--and to learn more about…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Technical Institutes, Tuition