Title :
Work in progress - factors African American males consider when choosing a graduate school: Implications for science and engineering fields
Author :
Strayhorn, Terrell L.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Abstract :
Analyzing survey data from a national sample of 672 Black men, this study investigated the factors they consider when choosing a graduate school. Academic reputation, aid awarded, and proximity to home were considered most frequently and STEM major was correlated with 5 of the factors (p<0.05). Results offer ideas about broadening participation among Black men.
Keywords :
engineering education; African American males; STEM major; academic reputation; engineering education; graduate school; science education; Astronomy; Data analysis; Data engineering; Educational institutions; Extraterrestrial measurements; Geoscience; Productivity; Sampling methods; Social network services; Statistics; African American; STEM; graduate students; men;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2009. FIE '09. 39th IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4715-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2009.5350826
