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Hurtado S, Eagan MK, Cabrera NL, et al. Training Future Scientists: Predicting First-year Minority Student Participation in Health Science Research. Res High Educ. 2008;49(2):126-152doi: 10.1007/s11162-007-9068-1.
Hurtado, S., Eagan, M. K., Cabrera, N. L., Lin, M. H., Park, J., & Lopez, M. (2008). Training Future Scientists: Predicting First-year Minority Student Participation in Health Science Research. Research in higher education, 49(2), 126-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-007-9068-1
Hurtado, Sylvia, et al. "Training Future Scientists: Predicting First-year Minority Student Participation in Health Science Research." Research in higher education vol. 49,2 (2008): 126-152. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-007-9068-1
Hurtado S, Eagan MK, Cabrera NL, Lin MH, Park J, Lopez M. Training Future Scientists: Predicting First-year Minority Student Participation in Health Science Research. Res High Educ. 2008 Mar;49(2):126-152. doi: 10.1007/s11162-007-9068-1. PMID: 23503996; PMCID: PMC3596162.
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Res High Educ. 2008 Mar;49(2):126-152. doi: 10.1007/s11162-007-9068-1.

Training Future Scientists: Predicting First-year Minority Student Participation in Health Science Research.

Research in higher education

Sylvia Hurtado, M Kevin Eagan, Nolan L Cabrera, Monica H Lin, Julie Park, Miguel Lopez

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  1. University of California, 405 Hilgard Ave., 3005 Moore Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521, USA.

PMID: 23503996 PMCID: PMC3596162 DOI: 10.1007/s11162-007-9068-1

Abstract

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.

Keywords: College impact; First-year experiences; Racial/ethnic minorities; Undergraduate science research

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