Using a research center-based mentoring program to increase the participation of African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans in engineering

摘要

Minority underrepresentation in engineering: Minorities continue to be underrepresented in science and engineering both at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as in the workforce (National Science Foundation, 2013, 2014). This can be partially attributed to the fact that the loss of science and engineering college majors is disproportionate among minorities (Maton, Hrabowski, & Schmitt, 2000; Seymour & Hewitt, 1997).