NEST 2014: Views from the Trainees--Talking about What Matters in Efforts to Diversify the STEM Workforce

Autor/inn/en	Campbell, Andrew G.; Skvirsky, Rachel; Wortis, Henry; Thomas, Sheila; Kawachi, Ichiro; Hohmann, Christine
Titel	NEST 2014: Views from the Trainees--Talking about What Matters in Efforts to Diversify the STEM Workforce
Quelle	In: CBE - Life Sciences Education, 13 (2014) 4, S.587-592 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-7913
DOI	10.1187/cbe.14-04-0068
Schlagwörter	Discussion Groups; College Faculty; STEM Education; Science Careers; Labor Force; Labor Force Development; Expectation; Teacher Attitudes; Faculty Development; Teacher Workshops + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; STEM; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Arbeitskräftebestand; Expectancy; Erwartung; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	This paper provides an overview of the "NEST 2014" retreat. The Northeast Scientific Training (NEST) Programs retreat was established with three purposes in mind: (1) to provide underrepresented minority member (URM) trainees with "a community of scholars retreat setting" as an alternative to the formal and highly structured experience of scientific conferences; (2) to create a venue and environment free from daily distractions, one in which trainees could meet peers and near peers along the entire training spectrum to informally discuss, inform, and question one another about careers, career paths, and choices; and (3) to give trainees the opportunity to formally report their concerns, desires, and recommendations on how to increase URM student involvement in STEM fields and careers. These purposes are linked to the goals of (1) broadening the trainees' views and understanding of the lives of scientists and scholars; and (2) providing trainees with a sense of purpose and empowerment as stakeholders in the future of science and of education in the United States. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10