Entry and Persistence of Women and Minorities in College Science and Engineering Education

Title:	Entry and Persistence of Women and Minorities in College Science and Engineering Education
Description:	This study examines the gaps related to gender and race-ethnicity in entry, persistence, and attainment of postsecondary science and engineering education. The overall goal of the study was to try to determine the relative importance of variables in sustaining the gender and race-ethnicity gaps in Science and Engineering education.
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Cover Date:	June 2000
Web Release:	August 17, 2000
Print Release:	September 7, 2000
Publication #:	NCES 2000601 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Gary Huang, Nebiyu Taddese, Elizabeth Walter
Type of Product:	Research and Development Report
Survey/Program Areas:	Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88)
Keywords:	Beginning Students in Postsecondary Education Educational Attainment Higher Education • access and choice in Minorities • in Higher Education Persistence to Completion of Students in Higher Education Women's Educational Equity
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