"In this important resource, Dr. Fleming (a noted expert in the field of minority retention) draws on educational evaluations she has developed in the course of her distinguished career. This book analyzes the common factors and the role institutional characteristics play in minority student retention to show what really works in increasing academic performance among minority students and includes models of evaluations that describe successful programs that use statistical methods to verify outcomes"-- Provided by publisher.

pt.1: Setting the stage: as they enter higher education -- Success factors in the academic performance of inner-city youth : Project Forward Leap -- How perceptions of racial climate affect academic adjustment and learning -- pt.2: Programs in math, science, and engineering -- What successful students in science know about learning : gateway to higher education -- Problem solving, critical thinking, and academic performance : summer bridge for entering minority engineering students at California State University at Northridge -- Retaining students in engineering at the City College of New York : how a successful program works -- Enhancing learning in science programs at the City College of New York -- Preparing minority students to compete at the cutting edge : the CCNY CREST Center -- Who will do math, science, engineering, and technology? academic achievement among minority students in seventeen institutions / Dawn R. Person -- Doubling the number of minority students in science, engineering, and math : the Xavier University of Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation / Carole Morning -- pt.3: Programs at minority-serving universities -- The 4th Hour Algebra Project : University of Texas, Pan American / J. Rene Torres -- Why good students drop out : retention and performance of honors students at Texas Southern University -- When underprepared students stay in college : the fast track program at Texas Southern University -- Problem-solving instruction : how much is enough to increase verbal and analytical skills in minority students? -- Does multicultural content make a difference in the reading comprehension performance of African American students? Project GRAD at Texas Southern University -- Multicultural content and the mathematics performance of African American students at Texas Southern University / Jason Guo -- pt.4: Conclusion -- Enhancing the performance of minorities : lessons from program evaluation.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-369) and indexes.

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