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Engaging STEM students from rural areas : emerging research and opportunities / Reenay R.H. Rogers, Yan Sun, [editors].
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rogers, Reenay R. H., 1965- author.
- Series:
- Advances in early childhood and K-12 education (AECKE) book series.
- Advances in early childhood and K-12 education (AECKE) book series, 2329-5929
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Rural--United States.
- Rural youth--Education--United States.
- Science--Study and teaching--United States.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States.
- Technology--Study and teaching--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 205 pages) : color illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Hershey, Pennsylvania : Information Science Reference, [2019]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "This book provides a research-based comprehensive framework for successful recruitment, retention, and support of minority STEM undergraduate majors from rural areas. It also present research for addressing the critical shortage of minorities in professional STEM fields through outreach activities with rural K-12 students and teachers to encourage enrollment growth in science, math, and technology degree programs"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. STEM education in rural areas: from research to reality
- Chapter 2. Project engage: solutions for recruiting, retaining, and reinforcing STEM majors from rural areas
- Chapter 3. Scaffolding undergraduate STEM majors: a strategic mentoring program
- Chapter 4. A three-pillar approach to preparing tomorrow's STEM professionals: developing knowledge, abilities, and ways of working
- Chapter 5. Opening the doors to STEM employment opportunities for rural youth: guided career exploration
- Chapter 6. Improving undergraduate STEM education: a four-dimensional framework.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781522563426
- OCLC:
- 1176256847
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