August 11, 2006
Underrepresented Students Benefit From Out-of-Classroom Learning, Study Finds
A new study of academic engagement has found that underrepresented students are more likely to earn higher grades and to graduate from college if they participate in learning activities outside the classroom.
As a result of the study, George D. Kuh, director of the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University at Bloomington and director of the National Survey of Student Engagement, found that African-American and Hispanic students can overcome disadvantages in their
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