The staff and students in Research Academics and Mentoring Pathways (RAMP) have contributed these reports, publications and presentations that highlight the program activities and additional resources of interest to our mission. RAMP also incorporated participatory action research (PAR) to create a student-centered program by continuously incorporating student voices in the program's development and improvement.
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A Program Design and Outcomes Report for the summer 2018 bridge program.
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A Participatory Action Research Presentation focusing on Engaging Women in Participatory Action Research.
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A research paper on Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a formative assessment of a STEM summer bridge program.
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A research paper about Participatory Action Research (PAR) as formative assessment of a STEM summer bridge program
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A research paper using participatory action research (PAR) to examine how student-driven program evaluation processes can be used to formulate action steps for program change and increase sense of belonging, personal agency, and engineering identity among engineering undergraduates.
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A paper illustrating the process and challenges associated with participatory action research (PAR), from recruiting participants to data analysis. -
A paper describing and evaluating nine diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) workshops developed and implemented during the summer of 2022 for high school and entering first-year college students enrolled in RAMP at UMass Lowell.
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An analysis of student reflections and data from the 2018, 2019, and 2023 cohorts that participated in RAMP at UMass Lowell.
