Slovacek Simeon, Soto Karibian, Foster Krishna
California State University, Los Angeles; 5151 State University Drive, KH A2040, Los Angeles, California 90032.
Adv Soc Sci Res J. 2019 Aug;6(8):420-429. Epub 2019 Aug 25.
The availability of academic and personal supports is known to have a positive impact on students' academic success, which can be particularly beneficial in the university setting. In the present study, we propose that participation in a university academic and climate support program increases students' academic success in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. The aim is to answer two research questions about the dynamics of the university setting as it relates to traditional higher education versus targeted support program's affiliation paths. Results gathered by comparing two groups (Minority Opportunities in REsearch (MORE)) programs affiliates versus non-MORE (or essentially traditional degree program paths), indicate that students affiliated with the university target program have much higher graduation rates. 88% of MORE students graduated in 6 years and 100% within 10 years, compared to non-MORE traditional students with 16% graduating in 6 years and 28% graduating within 10 years. Concerning the second research question of interest, all MORE STEM majors were compared by major while controlling for entry status of freshmen versus transfers. A two-way ANOVA showed there were no differences by major pointing to the generalizability of this type of support program.
众所周知，学术和个人支持的可获得性对学生的学业成功有积极影响，这在大学环境中可能特别有益。在本研究中，我们提出参与大学学术和氛围支持计划能提高学生在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域的学业成功率。目的是回答两个关于大学环境动态的研究问题，这涉及传统高等教育与目标支持计划的附属路径。通过比较两组（研究中的少数族裔机会（MORE））计划附属学生与非MORE（或基本为传统学位计划路径）学生所收集的结果表明，与大学目标计划相关的学生毕业率要高得多。88%的MORE学生在6年内毕业，10年内毕业率为100%，相比之下，非MORE传统学生6年内毕业率为16%，10年内毕业率为28%。关于第二个感兴趣的研究问题，在控制新生与转学生入学状态的同时，按专业对所有MORE STEM专业学生进行了比较。双向方差分析表明，各专业之间没有差异，这表明这类支持计划具有普遍性。
