TY - JOUR
T1 - Continuing to Nurture Undergraduates in STEM
T2 - Evaluation of a Polymer-infused Chemistry Research Experience for Undergraduates at an HBCU
AU - Orozco, Grettel Arias
AU - Avent, Cherie M.
AU - Reid, Aileen
AU - Boyce, Ayesha
AU - Taylor, Darlene K.
N1 - Funding Information:
This article aims to describe the implementation, evaluation, and outcomes associated with a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research fellow experience at an historically Black college and university (HBCU) funded by the National Science Foundation. This experience, Polymer Research, was part of a multipronged approach for infusing polymers into the General and Physical Chemistry curricula. After briefly reviewing the literature on broadening participation in STEM and undergraduate research experiences, the authors provide a description of the context, evaluation, and project outcomes and conclude with a discussion on project impact and the role of HBCUs in training and graduating underrepresented students in STEM.
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PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - This article aims to describe the implementation, evaluation, and outcomes associated with a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research fellow experience at an historically Black college and university (HBCU) funded by the National Science Foundation. This experience, Polymer Research, was part of a multipronged approach for infusing polymers into the General and Physical Chemistry curricula. After briefly reviewing the literature on broadening participation in STEM and undergraduate research experiences, the authors provide a description of the context, evaluation, and project outcomes and conclude with a discussion on project impact and the role of HBCUs in training and graduating underrepresented students in STEM.
AB - This article aims to describe the implementation, evaluation, and outcomes associated with a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research fellow experience at an historically Black college and university (HBCU) funded by the National Science Foundation. This experience, Polymer Research, was part of a multipronged approach for infusing polymers into the General and Physical Chemistry curricula. After briefly reviewing the literature on broadening participation in STEM and undergraduate research experiences, the authors provide a description of the context, evaluation, and project outcomes and conclude with a discussion on project impact and the role of HBCUs in training and graduating underrepresented students in STEM.
KW - HBCU
KW - Program evaluation
KW - STEM education & underrepresented students
KW - polymer research experience
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M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85138597554
SN - 0022-2984
VL - 90
SP - 411
EP - 423
JO - Journal of Negro Education
JF - Journal of Negro Education
IS - 3
ER -