Building an Informal STEM Learning Professional Competency Framework

Autor/inn/en	Heimlich, Joe E.; Morrissey, Kris; Glass, Margaret A.; Storksdieck, Martin; Schatz, Dennis; Hunter, Nancee
Titel	Building an Informal STEM Learning Professional Competency Framework
Quelle	In: New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 33 (2021) 1, S.25-36 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1939-4225
DOI	10.1002/nha3.20303
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Informal Education; Evidence Based Practice; Competence; Models; Career Development; Professional Development; Professional Personnel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Kompetenz; Analogiemodell; Berufsentwicklung; Personalbestand
Abstract	This article describes the process for creating an evidence-based professional learning (PL) competency framework for people working in the informal science learning field. The project reviewed PL literature, models, and frameworks. Applying what we found to a field which lacks any unified career pathways, we determined a career stage approach would be appropriate. Content--competencies, tasks, skills, and attribute--was obtained through a DACUM workshop held in three cities; each panel represented either early, mid, or mature career stages of employees from across job categories. Thirty-four panelists from 18 museums participated with 1,006 professionals in informal science education institutions participating in the verification study. Looking across these findings and the reviews done previously, we identified trajectories of competencies that changed over time. We named four domains of work and labeled the competencies across career stages for duties within each of the domains. Field testing and research revealed the framework to be valuable and applicable. This work has led to questions related to career pathways, career progression, and professionalization of the field. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01