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BUILDing an Early Advantage: An Examination of the Role of Strategic Interventions in Developing First-Year Undergraduate Students' Science Identity
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M. Kevin Eagan; Ana L. Romero; Shujin Zhong – Research in Higher Education, 2024
The federal government and a number of nonprofit, non-governmental agencies have invested heavily in programs designed to provide research opportunities, financial support, and mentorship to undergraduates in science-related fields. These efforts are aimed at supporting students' matriculation in science majors and into science-related careers.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Science, Diversity, Program Effectiveness
STEM Outside of School: A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Informal Science Education on Students' Interests and Attitudes for STEM
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Xin Xia; Lillian R. Bentley; Xitao Fan; Robert H. Tai – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2025
This meta-analysis explores the impact of informal science education experiences (such as after-school programs, enrichment activities, etc.) on students' attitudes towards, and interest in, STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The research addresses two primary questions: (1) What is the overall effect size of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, STEM Education, Science Education, Informal Education
Exploring Science Identity and Latent Factors of Student Gains in a Place-Based Marine Science CURE Designed to Provide Access to Hawai?i Students from Historically Marginalized Ethnicities
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Christine M. Ambrosino; Kelvin D. Gorospe; Lisa B. Limeri; Seaenna Correa-Garcia; Malia Ana J. Rivera – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2024
Hawai?i students, and in particular Native Hawaiian students, face high rates of attrition and low representation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) academic majors and careers, but place-based Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) such as the Research Experiences in Marine Science (REMS) summer program…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, STEM Education, Indigenous Populations, Place Based Education
Challenges and Triumphs of Taking a Research-Informed Approach toward Improving Community Responsiveness across a Community-Based Science Club Program
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Burke, Lydia E. Carol-Ann; Al-khooly, Dina; Schaffer, Kristen – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2023
This article details the learning experiences emerging from a research collaboration between a university-based research team and an informal education provider (the STEM Academy). The aim was to enhance the community responsiveness of a series of science clubs for children living in low-income communities in a metropolitan area of Canada. The…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Science Programs, Science Education, Clubs