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What Does It Mean to Be a STEM School: A Comparison of Science Programs
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Stanley, Rebecca Matthews – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Schools that focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have been created to address a perceived need to increase numbers of students in the United States choosing and persisting in STEM career pathways. This study compared science programs in STEM and non-STEM high schools to determine how implementing a STEM design impacts…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Programs, Comparative Analysis, Secondary School Science
Understanding How Science Diversity Programs Are Implemented at Two Predominantly White Research Universities
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Comella, Bonnie E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Over the past 20 years, many colleges and universities have developed diversity support programs aimed at improving underrepresented minority student success in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. Developing such programs is important for facilitating higher minority-graduation rates in STEM and broadening…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Undergraduate Students, Minority Group Students, STEM Education
An Examination of the Processes of Student Science Identity Negotiation within an Informal Learning Community
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Mark, Sheron L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Scientific proficiency is important, not only for a solid, interdisciplinary educational foundation, but also for entry into and mobility within today's increasingly technological and globalized workplace, as well as for informed, democratic participation in society (National Academies Press, 2007b). Within the United States, low-income,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Informal Education, Science Programs, Longitudinal Studies