The goal of this research was to better understand the experiences and perspectives of mentors in a program designed to increase the number of American Indian students garnering PhDs. Challenges and benefits associated with mentoring undergraduates were identified through semistructured interviews.
Diversifying the scientific enterprise entails understanding how students from underrepresented backgrounds experience mentored research. Qualitative data were collected from mentees enrolled at community colleges about their research experiences. The themes were compared with previously collected data from mentors associated with the program.
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