Review of Racially Equitable Admissions Practices in STEM Doctoral Programs

Autor/inn/en	Roberts, Sonia F.; Pyfrom, Elana; Hoffman, Jacob A.; Pai, Christopher; Reagan, Erin K.; Light, Alysson E.
Titel	Review of Racially Equitable Admissions Practices in STEM Doctoral Programs
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 11 (2021), Artikel 270 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Roberts, Sonia F.) ORCID (Pyfrom, Elana) ORCID (Pai, Christopher) ORCID (Reagan, Erin K.) ORCID (Light, Alysson E.)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Doctoral Programs; College Admission; Scores; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Gender Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Admission Criteria; Equal Education; Scoring; Personality Traits; Disproportionate Representation; Racial Bias; Ethnic Stereotypes; Gender Bias; Measurement Techniques; Holistic Approach; Diversity; Student Financial Aid; Low Income Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Doktorandenprogramm; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Bewertung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; National stereotype; Nationales Stereotyp; Geschlechterstereotyp; Messtechnik; Holistischer Ansatz; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung
Abstract	This study reviews literature on racially equitable admissions practices relevant to graduate programs in STEM. Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores correlate more strongly with race, gender, and socioeconomic status than performance metrics for research during or after graduate school. Structural changes to admissions processes that can improve equity of admissions decisions and reduce correlations between admissions decisions and demographic data include using holistic review or composite scores that quantize more components of an application, removing hard limits on course requirements, admitting students as a cohort instead of to individual faculty sponsors, and diversifying admissions committees. Some alternative scoring methods attempt to measure personality traits, but performing these measurements during admissions may present difficulties. Bridge programs--whether they are implemented as collaborations with a minority-serving institution, a personalized educational program for each student admitted to a program, or a stand-alone program before the doctoral degree program--may be able to improve both recruitment and retention of students with underrepresented racial and ethnic identities in their field of study. Finally, financial barriers to applications can disproportionately affect underrepresented applicants due to systemic racism. We end with recommendations for graduate programs to improve equity in admissions processes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01