Education Research Project: An Empirical Investigation of the Success Factors Impacting African American Students in Engineering and Technology at Historically Black Universities

HBCU-UP教育研究项目：对影响HBCU工程和技术专业非裔美国学生成功因素的实证调查，旨在找出对HBCU录取的STEM学科中学业天赋突出的非裔美国学生成功最重要的因素。这项研究将采用定性和定量相结合的方法。调查人员将利用焦点小组、访谈、虚拟聊天以及基于网络的工具来收集信息。该项目希望更好地了解如何构建大学经历，并有可能不仅影响HBCU，而且影响更广泛的学术界。

The HBCU-UP Education Research Project: An Empirical Investigation of the Success Factors Impacting African American Students in Engineering and Technology at HBCUs aims to identify factors that most significantly contribute to the success of academically gifted African American students in STEM disciplines enrolled at HBCUs. The study will apply a mixed methods approach utilizing qualitative and quantitative measures. The investigators will utilize focus groups, interviews, virtual chats, as well as web based instruments to gather information.This project hopes to better understand how to structure the collegiate experience, and has the potential of impacting not only HBCUs, but also the wider academic community.