Full Description
This book aims to isolate specific success factors for underrepresented minorities in undergraduate engineering programs. Based on a three-phase study spearheaded by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, the findings include evidence that hands-on exposure to problem-based courses, research, and especially internships are powerful catalysts for engineering success, and that both college adjustment and academic skills matter, in varying degrees, to minority success. By encompassing an unusually large number and range of programs, this research adds to the evidence base for the importance of hands-on exposure to the work of engineering.
Contents
i Preface
The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering:
Its History and Mission
Minorities in Engineering: Review of the Literature and Overview of the Study
Performance and Retention to Graduation Rates of Minority Students in NACME Block Grant Institutions: Analysis of Aggregate Statistical Data
Profile of Minorities in Engineering: Analysis of Focus Group Conversations
Profile of Minorities in Engineering: Analysis of Focus Group Mini-Surveys by Gender Within Ethnicity
The College Adjustment of Minorities and Non-Minorities in Engineering
The College Adjustment of Black and Hispanic Students in Engineering
The Intersection of Gender and Ethnicity in the College Adjustment of Engineering Students
Black Engineering Students in Black and White Colleges
Success Factors for Minorities in Engineering: Summary and Conclusions
A Postscript on NACME Scholars
Policy Implications: A Call to Action
