Abstract
The purpose of this study was to advance the literature addressing best practices capable of bridging the retention and completion gap in STEM education for underrepresent minority students. Using a mixed-methods design, this article delineates Louis Stokes Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation (LSMAMP) program experiences, instructional strategies, institutional practices and students’ persistence within the LSMAMP community. Five main themes emerged from the student interviews and survey results: (1) early exposure to STEM and familial support; (2) hands on involvement and academic intervention activities; (3) Peer group support; (4) institutional environment and infrastructural support; and (5) financial incentives. The top choices of faculty about institutional and instructional practices and learning strategies that enhance student learning and degree attainment were faculty mentoring, student opportunities to present research at or attend professional conferences, faculty advising, faculty tutoring/study sessions, peer tutoring, interactive lectures, and student opportunities to connect prior learning to new lecture content.
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