Making a Difference in Science Education: The Impact of Undergraduate Research Programs

被引：342

作者：

Eagan, M. Kevin, Jr. ^{[1
,2
]}

Hurtado, Sylvia

Chang, Mitchell J.

Garcia, Gina A. ^{[3
]}

Herrera, Felisha A. ^{[4
]}

Garibay, Juan C. ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Educ, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Higher Educ Res Inst, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Higher Educ & Org Change Program, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

[4] Oregon State Univ, Coll Educ, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA

[5] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Grad Sch Educ & Informat Studies, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

来源：

AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL | 2013年 / 50卷 / 04期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

undergraduate research; STEM; graduate school; propensity score matching; AFRICAN-AMERICAN; PROPENSITY-SCORE; GRADUATE-SCHOOL; BACCALAUREATE ORIGINS; COLLEGE EXPERIENCES; STUDENTS; ASPIRATIONS; PARTICIPATION; ENROLLMENT; BENEFITS;

D O I：

10.3102/0002831213482038

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

To increase the numbers of underrepresented racial minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), federal and private agencies have allocated significant funding to undergraduate research programs, which have been shown to increase students' intentions of enrolling in graduate or professional school. Analyzing a longitudinal sample of 4,152 aspiring STEM majors who completed the 2004 Freshman Survey and 2008 College Senior Survey, this study utilizes multinomial hierarchical generalized linear modeling and propensity score matching techniques to examine how participation in undergraduate research affects STEM students' intentions to enroll in STEM and non-STEM graduate and professional programs. Findings indicate that participation in an undergraduate research program significantly improved students' probability of indicating plans to enroll in a STEM graduate program.

引用

页码：683 / 713

页数：31

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