Science, technology, engineering and mathematics education : trends and alignment with workforce needs / Timothy Curtis, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Curtis, Timothy, editor.

Series:

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.

Education in a competitive and globalizing world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Evaluation--Congresses.

Science.

Technical education--United States--Evaluation--Congresses.

Technical education.

Engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Evaluation--Congresses.

Engineering.

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Evaluation--Congresses.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The term ""STEM education"" refers to teaching and learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It typically includes educational activities across all grade levels- from pre-school to post-doctorate-in both formal (e.g., classrooms) and informal (e.g., afterschool programs) settings. Federal policymakers have an active and enduring interest in STEM education and the topic is frequently raised in federal science, education, workforce, national security, and immigration policy debates. This book is intended to serve as a primer for outlining existing STEM educati

Contents:

""SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: TRENDS AND ALIGNMENT WITH WORKFORCE NEEDS""; ""SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: TRENDS AND ALIGNMENT WITH WORKFORCE NEEDS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION: A PRIMER""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE FEDERAL EFFORT IN STEMEDUCATION""; ""THE CONDITION OF U.S. STEMEDUCATION""; ""STEM EDUCATION POLICY ISSUES""; ""APPENDIX A. DATA SOURCES AND MAJOR PUBLICATIONS""

""APPENDIX B. SELECTED MAJOR LEGISLATION""""Chapter 2: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""STEM DEGREES AND JOBS ARE INCREASING, BUT THEIR ALIGNMENT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE""; ""MOST FEDERAL POSTSECONDARY STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS ADDRESS WORKFORCE NEEDS TO SOME EXTENT""; ""MOST FEDERAL K-12 STEMEDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE ACTIVITIES TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR FUTURE STEM EDUCATION""

""CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS""""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II. DEMOGRAPHICS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS(STEM) DEGREE RECIPIENTS""; ""APPENDIX III. EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE TRENDS IN STEM AND NON-STEMOCCUPATIONS""; ""APPENDIX IV. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING,AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PROGRAMS AND REPORTEDFY 2012OBLIGATIONS""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 10, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63463-157-9

OCLC:

914433282