Partnerships for STEM Education
Abstract
Logged in members: view full text at http://mspnet.org/library/21876.html.Guests: see note below abstract.
"As leaders in higher education, industry, and government bemoan the limited academic success of students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), many practices of academe impede the ability of college and university faculty to address the issues. Consistent with barriers to community-engaged scholarship in general, STEM faculty engagement in elementary and secondary schools (K-12) can be undermined, for example, by (i) low status accorded to STEM education research and publications, (ii) a zero-sum view of faculty time allocation (e.g., K-12 engagement means time away from work more highly rewarded during promotion, tenure, and merit review), and (iii) bureaucracies that hinder collaboration between STEM faculty and K-12 teachers and administrators."
NOTE: This resource is published on the Science web site. The link above will take you to an abstract page. To view the full-text for this article, you will need to either sign-in to Science with the appropriate membership or purchase this article.
Note: If you have membership to AAAS you can access the paper in its entirety, otherwise you will be only able to read the abstract at this time.