Āwhina Revolution: A Bayesian Analysis of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Completion Rates from a Program for Māori and Pacific Success in STEM Disciplines
| Autor: | Ken Richardson, Michael S. Gaines, Liz Richardson, Sonja Miller, Willie Pearson, Hautahi Kingi, Zaramasina L. Clark |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Technology education
Adult Male Technology Time Factors Science Ethnic group Science education General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Article Education 03 medical and health sciences Engineering Ethnicity Humans Education Graduate Community development Students Medical education Academic Success 030504 nursing 05 social sciences Multilevel model Equity (finance) 050301 education Bayes Theorem Middle Aged Reference Standards Engineering education Pacific islanders Female 0305 other medical science 0503 education Mathematics New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | CBE Life Sciences Education |
| ISSN: | 1931-7913 |
| Popis: | Te Rōpū Āwhina (Āwhina), an equity initiative in a New Zealand university, aimed to produce Māori and Pacific science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professionals who contribute to Māori and Pacific community development and leadership. Standardized completion rates for 3-year undergraduate and 2-year postgraduate degree students were consistent with a positive Āwhina effect. Māori and Pacific students generally do not attain the same levels of tertiary success as New Zealanders of European descent, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. Te Rōpū Āwhina (Āwhina), an equity initiative at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand between 1999 and 2015, aimed to produce Māori and Pacific professionals in STEM disciplines who contribute to Māori and Pacific community development and leadership. A hierarchical Bayesian approach was used to estimate posterior standardized completion rates for 3-year undergraduate and 2-year postgraduate degrees undertaken by non–Māori-Pacific and Māori-Pacific students. Results were consistent with an Āwhina effect, that is, Āwhina’s positive influence on (combined) Māori and Pacific success. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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