- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- The impact of societal and institutional factors on the production of black graduate students in the sciences, 1989
- Creator:
- Harper, Cathy C.
- Date of Original:
- 1989-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Eleven undergraduate seniors and thirty-three graduate students all majoring in the sciences, responded to a science career study designed to determine factors which lead to the production of graduate students in the sciences. Students were randomly selected from Morehouse College, Spelman College, Atlanta University, Clark College, and Emory University. Each student was mailed either a undergraduate or graduate questionnaire, based on their academic status. Data from the questionnaires revealed that graduate students found financial assistance and participation in undergraduate research to be key factors in one's commitment to science. Both groups of students also found early career selection significant in determining the highest degree sought. Undergraduates also found reading important. It was concluded that increased funding, the creation of more research programs, conferences, and the early encouragement of family members will lead to a greater production of Black graduate students in the sciences.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1989_harper_cathy_c.pdf
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
