Engineering success: The role of faculty relationships with African American undergraduates

Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-207

  Newman, Christopher B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American college students; Anti deficit; Engineering; Faculty relationships; Higher education; Relational model; STEM; Student success

Indexed keywords

EID: 83255164918     PISSN: 10728325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2011001737     Document Type: Article

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