Barriers and opportunities for 2-year and 4-year STEM degrees systemic change to support diverse student pathways

"Nearly 40 percent of the students entering 2- and 4-year postsecondary institutions indicated their intention to major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in 2012. But the barriers to students realizing their ambitions are reflected in the fact that about half of those...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (autor)
Autor Corporativo: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Committee on Barriers and Opportunities in Completing 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees, autor (autor)
Otros Autores: Malcom, Shirley M., editor (editor), Feder, Michael A., 1977- editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press [2016]
Colección:National Academies ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Multiple STEM pathways
  • The culture of undergraduate STEM education
  • Instructional practices, departmental leadership, and co-curricular supports
  • Institutional, state, and national policies
  • Leading and sustaining change
  • Concludions and recommendations
  • Appendix A: Instructional resources, online curriculum repositories, and situational barriers to change
  • Appendix B.: Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.