Schwartz, Joni (2012). Faculty as UR mentors for students of color: taking into account the costs. Science Education. 96:527-542. This article is based on the findings of a 2-year study that examined the nature of effective faculty/student undergraduate research (UR) science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) relationships. The study site… read more
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A gift exchange: Young Men of Color in STEM UR Mentoring
Schwartz, J. (2013). A gift exchange:Young Men of Color in STEM UR Mentoring. In M.F. Shaughnessy (ed.), Mentoring:Practices, Potential Challenges and Benefits (pp. 39-65). New York: Nova Science Publishers. This chapter focuses on the mentoring of undergraduate young men of color majoring in the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and… read more
Classrooms of Spatial Justice: Counter-Spaces and Young Men of Color in a GED Program
Schwartz, J. (2013). Classrooms of Spatial Justice: Counter-Spaces and Young Men of Color in a GED Program.Adult Education Quarterly, 64, 110–127. This article, based on an ethnographic study of an urban General Education Development (GED) program, suggests that for some marginalized young men of color, Adult education programs are counter-spaces of spatial… read more
Black Male Graduation Rates in Community Colleges: Do Institutional Characteristics Make a Difference
Vasquez Urias, M., & Wood, J. L. (2014). Black male graduation rates in community colleges: Do institutional characteristics make a difference. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 38(12), 1112-1124. The purpose of this study was to investigate Black male graduation rates in public two-year, degree-granting institutions. Specifically, the researchers… read more