Success factors for minorities in engineering / Jacqueline Fleming and Irving Pressley McPhail.
| Author/creator | Fleming, Jacqueline, 1947- author. |
| Other author | McPhail, Irving Pressley author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. |
| Copyright Date | ©2019 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xi, 274 pages) : illustrations (black and white). |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge research in higher education Routledge research in higher education. ^A1287147 |
| Contents | The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering : its history and mission -- Minorities in engineering : review of the literature and overview of the study -- Performance and retention to graduation rates of minority students in NACME block grant institutions : analysis of aggregate statistical data -- Profile of minority engineering students : analysis of focus group conversations -- Profile of minorities in engineering : analysis of focus group mini-surveys by gender within ethnicity -- The college adjustment of minorities and non-minorities in engineering -- The college adjustment of Black and Hispanic students in engineering -- The intersection of gender and ethnicity in the college adjustment of engineering students -- Black engineering students in black and white colleges -- Success factors for minorities in engineering : summary and conclusions -- A postscript on NACME scholars -- Policy implications : a call to action. |
| Abstract | This book aims to isolate specific success factors for underrepresented minorities in undergraduate engineering programs. Based on a three-phase study spearheaded by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, the findings include evidence that hands-on exposure to problem-based courses, research, and especially internships are powerful catalysts for engineering success, and that both college adjustment and academic skills matter, in varying degrees, to minority success. By encompassing an unusually large number and range of programs, this research adds to the evidence base for the importance of hands-on exposure to the work of engineering. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Biographical note | Jacqueline Fleming is a psychologist and independent researcher based in Pearland, Texas. Irving Pressley McPhail is Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at The McPhail Group LLC. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 25, 2019). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: 1138385506 9781138385504 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780429427060 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 0429427069 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9780429762864 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 0429762860 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9780429762857 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 0429762852 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9780429762840 (electronic book Mobipocket) |
| ISBN | 0429762844 (electronic book Mobipocket) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.4324/9780429427060 |
| Stock number | 9780429762857 Ingram Content Group |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |