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Under-Represented Minorities in High School Physics

MAR 01, 2011
Results from the 2008-09 Nationwide Survey of High School Physics Teachers
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Susan White
Director ,  Statistical Research
Casey Langer Tesfaye
Under-Represented Minorities in High School Physics

We examine physics taking by race and ethnicity. We also consider factors that affect physics taking. Differences in physics taking by race are likely driven more by socioeconomic factors than by race and ethnicity. The latest data in this report is from our 2008-09 Nationwide Survey of High School Physics Teachers.

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