Meyerhoff Scholars Program: A Strengths-Based, Institution-Wide Approach to Increasing Diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Meyerhoff Scholars Program: A Strengths-Based, Institution-Wide Approach to Increasing Diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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10.1002/msj.21341
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2012-09-01
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Hrabowski, Freeman A., III
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Maton, Kenneth I.;Pollard, Shauna A.;Hrabowski, Freeman A., III
马里兰大学巴尔的摩分校的迈耶霍夫学者计划被广泛认为是一个全国性的模式，该计划提高了少数族裔学生攻读科学、技术、工程和数学博士学位的人数。本文概述了该计划和导致其发展的全机构变革过程，并总结了关键成果和过程评估研究成果。非裔美籍迈耶霍夫学生攻读科学、技术、工程和数学博士学位的可能性是其他学生的5倍。学生们认为最有益的项目包括经济奖学金、成为迈耶霍夫项目社区的一员、夏季桥梁项目、学习小组和夏季研究。访谈和焦点小组的定性研究结果表明，迈耶霍夫项目在创造归属感和共同认同感、鼓励专业发展和强调学术技能的重要性方面发挥了重要作用。在Meyerhoff的学生中，一些大学前和大学前的因素已经成为成功进入科学，技术，工程和数学领域博士课程的预测因素，包括大学前的研究兴奋，大学前的内在数学/科学动机，大学期间的暑期研究经历数量和大学平均成绩。指出了目前研究的局限性，并提出了未来研究的方向。西奈山医学杂志79:610623,2012 (c) 2012西奈山医学院
The Meyerhoff Scholars Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is widely viewed as a national model of a program that enhances the number of underrepresented minority students who pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics PhDs. The current article provides an overview of the program and the institution-wide change process that led to its development, as well as a summary of key outcome and process evaluation research findings. African American Meyerhoff students are 5x more likely than comparison students to pursue a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics PhD. Program components viewed by the students as most beneficial include financial scholarship, being a part of the Meyerhoff Program community, the Summer Bridge program, study groups, and summer research. Qualitative findings from interviews and focus groups demonstrate the importance of the Meyerhoff Program in creating a sense of belonging and a shared identity, encouraging professional development, and emphasizing the importance of academic skills. Among Meyerhoff students, several precollege and college factors have emerged as predictors of successful entrance into a PhD program in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, including precollege research excitement, precollege intrinsic math/science motivation, number of summer research experiences during college, and college grade point average. Limitations of the research to date are noted, and directions for future research are proposed. Mt Sinai J Med 79:610623, 2012 (c) 2012 Mount Sinai School of Medicine