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Undergraduate Research Experience Aids Progression, Graduation Rates At Texas Southern University, David Owerbach
Undergraduate Research Experience Aids Progression, Graduation Rates At Texas Southern University, David Owerbach
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Undergraduate research experiences have become a widely accepted goal of colleges and universities for enhancing student development and success. Texas Southern University (TSU) is an Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with approximately 6,000 undergraduate students and as with most HBCUs, retention and graduation rates are extremely low. This study addresses the relationship between undergraduate research at TSU and progression, graduation rates and GPA. The experimental population includes 34 students that participated at a 10-week undergraduate research program (URP) during the summers of 2012 or 2013. The control group was selected from the 2006 freshmen class (n=268) admitted to the …
Research Week 2015, Linda Gardiner, David Owerbach
Research Week 2015, Linda Gardiner, David Owerbach
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