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Fifolt, Matthew; Engler, Jeffrey; Abbott, Gypsy – College and University, 2014
In 2007 and 2010, the National Research Council reported that the United States was not producing enough graduates in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields to meet the demands of an increasingly competitive global economy. Despite recent challenges to these findings, one thing remains clear: Underrepresented…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation, Science Careers, Graduate Students
Miller-Whitehead, Marie; Abbott, Gypsy – 2001
The efficacy and outcomes of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutrition Education Training (NET) project designed to increase awareness of health risk and wellness factors for grade 9 students were studied. This paper comments on results from a survey of 125 ninth graders about the NET curriculum and results from a study of program impact on…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Community Attitudes, Community Change, Curriculum