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A research experience for American Indian undergraduates: Utilizing an actor-partner interdependence model to examine the student-mentor dyad.
Griese, Emily R; McMahon, Tracey R; Kenyon, DenYelle Baete.
Affiliation
  • Griese ER; Sanford Research.
  • McMahon TR; Sanford Research.
  • Kenyon DB; Sanford Research.
J Divers High Educ ; 10(1): 39-51, 2017 Mar.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28289486
The majority of research examining Undergraduate Research Experiences focuses singularly on student-reported outcomes, often overlooking assessment of the mentor role in student learning and outcomes following these experiences. The goal of the current study was to examine the student-mentor dyad at the beginning and end of a 10-week summer research experience for American Indian undergraduates utilizing a series of actor-partner interdependence models within SEM. Participants included 26 undergraduate interns (50% American Indian; 50% American Indian and White; M age = 24) and 27 mentors (89% White; M age = 47). Findings indicated that in accounting for all potential paths between students and mentors, the partner path between mentor beliefs at the beginning of the program and students' skills related to autonomy (ß =.59, p = .01) and academic resilience (ß =.44, p = .03) at the end of the program were significant. These findings suggest the important impact of mentor beliefs on student outcomes, a relationship that should be adequately assessed and continue to be important focus of undergraduate research experiences. Findings further indicate the important role of mentors for American Indian undergraduates.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: J Divers High Educ Year: 2017 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: J Divers High Educ Year: 2017 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States