The McNair Scholars Program at Virginia Tech: A Unique Model of Librarian Mentoring

Scripa, Allison; Lener, Edward F.; Gittens, Cherly B.; Stovall, Connie

doi:10.21061/valib.v58i3.1224

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“…Several undergraduate programs have been developed to assist in broadening participation in STEM (Daniels et al, 2016; Scripa et al, 2012). Programs like the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair) and Meyerhoff Scholars Program (Meyerhoff) were designed to increase the number of underrepresented students of color obtaining STEM degrees and entering STEM careers.…”

Section: Fostering Success In Stem: a Literature Reviewmentioning

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STEM validation among underrepresented students: Leveraging insights from a STEM diversity program to broaden participation.

Burt

Stone

Motshubi

et al. 2023

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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Despite significant efforts to broaden participation in postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, students from historically minoritized populations continue to face systemic barriers related to access, departmental climate, and institutional practices. Previous research suggests that campus-level STEM diversity programs often serve as a valuable resource for persistence and completion among students from underrepresented populations. However, more knowledge is needed to better understand how students experience STEM diversity programs and identify with their specific practices and activities, how those practices and activities shape students' experiences, and how the practices, activities, and participation influence how students view themselves as members of the STEM community. Increases in the number of underrepresented students completing STEM degrees would result in new innovations to address world problems, more varied representations of scientists, and more individuals who could mentor future generations of learners. This study of 20 underrepresented students, all of whom participated in the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program, describes the programmatic influences of LSAMP that support students' successful progress within STEM disciplines. Data reveal that: (a) students entered the LSAMP program with self-defined strengths; (b) the LSAMP program provided formal academic support; and (c) students experienced evolving forms of scientific and identity development. This study centers students' voices to inform educational practices, policies, and future research focused on the persistent need to broaden participation in STEM careers.

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Section: Fostering Success In Stem: a Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

STEM validation among underrepresented students: Leveraging insights from a STEM diversity program to broaden participation.

Burt

Stone

Motshubi

et al. 2023

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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“…All MSPs require students to complete and present a research project, a process that directly helps them develop skills to be successful in graduate school [34,35,37]. Because of the high expectations for the research requirement, students learn the research process (e.g., using libraries effectively, presenting research to different audiences, obtaining summer internships) [56][57][58]. In addition, it helps students learn the language and culture of the academy, which helps in both their approach to graduate applications and later in graduate work [31,35,44].…”

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A Meta-Analysis of Graduate School Enrollment from Students in the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Program

Renbarger

Beaujean

2020

Education Sciences

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The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program provides higher education institutions with federal funds to increase the doctoral attainment for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We conducted a meta-analysis of the impact of the McNair program on graduate program enrollment. After an exhaustive literature search, we found 7 publications containing 13 studies that met the inclusion criteria. From these studies, we found that McNair program students were almost six times as likely to enroll in a graduate program as the comparison group. Nonetheless, there was much unexplained variability in effects across studies.

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“…Activities within the program, such as completing research projects, have been helpful to the students (Bancroft et al, 2016; Gittens, 2014; Thomas, 2012). Not only does completing research make students feel confident in going to graduate school (Bancroft et al, 2016; Gittens, 2014), but it also gives students concrete, positive experiences with performing literature reviews and presentations (Gallagher Trayhan, 2010; Graham, 2011; Restad, 2014) and teaches students how to use the library effectively and manage the information gleaned through their research endeavors (Love, 2009; Scripa et al, 2012). Students also gain hands-on experience through summer internships (Greene, 2007; Grimmett & Bliss, 1998; Nnadozie et al, 2001).…”

Section: The Ronald E Mcnair Achievement Programmentioning

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Doctoral Degree Attainment From Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program Alumni: An Explanatory Embedded Case Study

2021

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Due to structural inequity, White students, those whose parents attained a university degree, and those from upper/middle class households are more likely to attain a doctoral degree. One federal program, the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program, provides undergraduates with academic and financial support to help marginalized students enroll and succeed in graduate school. However, little research has examined how this program has helped students attain the ultimate goal of a PhD. In this explanatory, embedded case study, 12 participants described how the program provided financial, academic, and social supports from peers, faculty, and staff during their doctoral programs.

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The McNair Scholars Program at Virginia Tech: A Unique Model of Librarian Mentoring

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STEM validation among underrepresented students: Leveraging insights from a STEM diversity program to broaden participation.

STEM validation among underrepresented students: Leveraging insights from a STEM diversity program to broaden participation.

A Meta-Analysis of Graduate School Enrollment from Students in the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Program

Doctoral Degree Attainment From Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program Alumni: An Explanatory Embedded Case Study

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