The Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA): Providing 26 Years of Academic and Social Support to Appalachian Youth in West Virginia

Autor/inn/en	Chester, Ann; McKendall, Sherron; McKendall, Alan; Mann, Michael; Kristjansson, Alfgeir; Branch, Robert; Hornbeck, Bethany; Morton, Catherine; Kuhn, Summer; Branch, Feon Smith; Barnes-Rowland, Charlene
Titel	The Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA): Providing 26 Years of Academic and Social Support to Appalachian Youth in West Virginia
Quelle	3 (2020) 3, (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McKendall, Sherron)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Health Sciences; STEM Education; After School Programs; Youth Clubs; Summer Programs; Camps; Student Research; Rural Youth; African American Students; Low Income Students; First Generation College Students; High School Students; Mentors; Enrichment Activities; College Attendance; Graduation Rate; Program Effectiveness; Financial Support; Educational Finance; Barriers; Educational Strategies; Disproportionate Representation; West Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Jugendfreizeitstätte; Sommerkurs; Studentenforschung; Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Bereicherungsprogramm; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Finanzielle Förderung; Bildungsfonds; Lehrstrategie
Abstract	The Health Sciences and Technology Academy's, (HSTA) goals are to increase college attendance of African American, financially disadvantaged, first generation college and rural Appalachian youth and increase health-care providers and STEM professionals in underserved communities. Students enter in the 9th grade and remain in HSTA four years. They engage in a rigorous academic program within the nurturing environment of small after-school clubs punctuated by yearly summer camps on multiple college campuses. A distinctive piece of HSTA is its students' development of research projects under the mentorship of teachers and researchers that examine and address health issues faced by their communi-ties. The projects help HSTA students to understand the health dynamics in their local community, transforming them into community advocates who address health and social issues at home as they prepare to move on to college and beyond. Substantial in-state tuition waivers inspire 99% of the 3,021 HSTA graduates to attend college versus 56% of WV high school graduates. Approximately 85% of matriculating HSTA students graduate with a four-year degree or higher versus less than 50% of all college entrants. To date, 57% of HSTA students go into health and other STEM majors, much higher than the state and national figures. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01