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Community Colleges and STEM : Examining Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minorities.

As United States policymakers and national leaders are increasing their attention to producing workers skilled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), community colleges are being called on to address persistence of minorities in these disciplines. In this important volume, cont...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Palmer, Robert T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Taylor & Francis, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:As United States policymakers and national leaders are increasing their attention to producing workers skilled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), community colleges are being called on to address persistence of minorities in these disciplines. In this important volume, contributors discuss the role of community colleges in facilitating access and success to racial and ethnic minority students in STEM. Chapters explore how community colleges can and do facilitate the STEM pipeline, as well as the experiences of these students in community college, including how psyc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1299685676
9781299685673
9780415821100
041582110X
9780203568446
0203568443