An Engineering Summer Program for Underrepresented Students from Rural School Districts

Autor/inn/en	Elam, Matthew E.; Donham, Brent L.; Soloman, Stephanie R.
Titel	An Engineering Summer Program for Underrepresented Students from Rural School Districts
Quelle	In: Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 13 (2012) 2, S.35-44 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5284
Schlagwörter	Summer Programs; STEM Education; Engineering; Disadvantaged Schools; Rural Schools; School Districts; High School Students; Middle School Students; Student Interests; Academic Aptitude; Disproportionate Representation; First Generation College Students; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Student Educational Objectives; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sommerkurs; STEM; Maschinenbau; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; School district; Schulbezirk; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Studieninteresse; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	A two-week summer program designed to promote interest and learning in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields is documented. The program included a week-long engineering emphasis. Students and teachers from ten rural and financially disadvantaged school districts participated in the program. Three middle school and three high school students were chosen from each district. Students were selected by their districts based upon interest and/or perceived potential in STEM fields, with an emphasis placed on underrepresented and first-generation college students. Additionally, one middle school and one high school mathematics or science teacher from each district participated in the program, enabling the program's curriculum to be transferred back to the secondary classrooms. Pre- and post-student surveys and parent surveys were administered to assess the success of the program. Results indicated the program had a positive impact on students' attitudes towards engineering. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute for STEM Education and Research. P.O. Box 4001, Auburn, AL 36831. Tel: 334-844-3360; Web site: http://www.jstem.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10