Training Future Scientists: Predicting First-year Minority Student Participation in Health Science Research
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Using longitudinal data from the UCLA Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) and Your First College Year (YFCY) surveys, this study examines predictors of the likelihood that science-oriented students would participate in a health science undergraduate research program during the first year of college. The key predictors of participation in health science research programs are students' reliance on peer networks and whether campuses provide structured opportunities for first-year students even though only 12% of freshmen in the sample engaged in this activity. These experiences are particularly important for Black students. The findings inform efforts to orient students at an early stage, particularly under-represented minorities, toward biomedical and behavioral science research careers.
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Students who have participated in high school summer research experiences may be more likely to pursue structured research activities as undergraduates, indicating that the selection processes following a high school summer research experience will likely lead to an even stronger commitment for STEM disciplines and terminal degree goals.
“Students who have participated in high school summer research experiences may be more likely to pursue structured research activities as undergraduates, indicating that the selection processes following a high school summer research experience will likely lead to an even stronger commitment for STEM disciplines and terminal degree goals [22], [30], [31].”
A resilient sense of efficacy will likely contribute to STEM course success for the ABC participants and may commit the high school students, early-on, to a STEM research career over a clinical or professional career.
“A resilient sense of efficacy will also likely contribute to STEM course success for the ABC participants, but, more importantly, it may commit the high school students, early-on, to a STEM research career over a clinical or professional career [22], [29], [30].”
A pre-college research experience may also increase interest in pursuing a scientific research career as well as increase the likelihood of participating in a health science research opportunity as a first-year college student.
“A pre-college research experience may also increase interest in pursuing a scientific research career [22] as well as increase the likelihood of participating in a health science research opportunity as a first-year college student [30].”
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- Authors
- Hurtado, S., Eagan, M. K., Cabrera, N. L., Lin, M. H., Park, J., & Lopez, M.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hurtado, Sylvia
- Venue
- Research in Higher Education
- Published
- 2007-10-31
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 126-152
- ISSN
- 0361-0365 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-188X
- PMC
- PMC3596162
- OpenAlex
- W2165263061
- Cited by
- 132
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 13.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Research in Higher Education (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM071968)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Keywords
- undergraduate research participation, first-year students, minority students, Black students, health research, peer networks, student orientation, underrepresented minorities, biomedical research careers, science education, University of California, Los Angeles
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