STEM Doctoral Completion of Underrepresented Minority Students: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Participation in the Doctoral Workforce
STEM Doctoral Completion of Underrepresented Minority Students: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Participation in the Doctoral Workforce
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少数族裔学生完成 STEM 博士学业：提高博士队伍参与度的挑战和机遇
DOI：
10.1007/s10755-018-9425-3
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
R. Sowell
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作者：
Hironao Okahana;Carrie Klein;Jeff Allum;R. Sowell
本文是对美国 21 所研究型大学的学生入学记录进行分析的结果，有助于更深入地了解代表性不足的少数族裔学生及时完成 STEM 博士学位。使用多元 Logit 回归模型，研究结果表明，西班牙裔/拉丁裔和其他代表性不足群体的学生的完成率高于黑人/非裔美国人。研究结果还表明，之前的硕士学位和机构参与博士完成计划与 STEM 博士完成呈正相关。最后，我们为研究生院提供有关如何提高代表性不足群体学生的 STEM 博士毕业率的见解和建议。
This article is a result of the analysis of student-level enrollment records from twenty-one research universities in the United States, and it contributes to a more robust understanding of timely completion of STEM doctorates by underrepresented minority students. Using multivariate logit regression models, findings indicated that Hispanic/Latino and students from other underrepresented groups complete at higher rates than do their Black/African American counterparts. Findings also indicated that prior master’s degrees and institutional participation in doctoral completion programs positively correlate with STEM doctoral completion. We conclude by offering insights and recommendations for graduate schools about how to increase the STEM doctoral attainment rate of students from underrepresented groups.