Meyerhoff scholars program: A strengths-based, institution-wide approach to increasing diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 610-623

  Maton, Kenneth I ^a   Pollard, Shauna A ^a   McDougall Weise, Tatiana V ^a   Hrabowski, Freeman A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; engineering and mathematics support program; evaluation research; science; strengths based; technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DOCTORAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHD STUDENT; PROCESS MODEL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ENGINEERING; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MATHEMATICS; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84866351439     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: 19317581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msj.21341     Document Type: Article

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