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Improving urban schools : equity and access in K-12 STEM education for all students by Mary Margaret Capraro, Texas A&M University, Robert M. Capraro, Texas A&M University, Chance W. Lewis, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Although STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) has been diversely defined by various researchers (e.g. Buck Institute, 2003; Capraro & Slough, 2009; Scott, 2009; Wolf, 2008), during the last decade, STEM education has gained an increasing presence on the national agenda through initiatives from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Institute for Educational Sciences (IES). The rate of technological innovation and change has been tremendous over the past ten years, and this rapid increase will only continue. STEM literacy is the power to "identify, apply, and integrate concepts from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to understand complex problems and to innovate to solve them" (Washington State STEM, 2011, Internet). In order for U.S. students to be on the forefront of this revolution, ALL of our schools need to be part of the STEM vision and guide students in acquiring STEM literacy. Understanding and addressing the challenge of achieving STEM literacy for ALL students begins with an understanding of its element and the connections between them. In order to remain competitive, the Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy has recommend
Who reads Improving urban schools : equity and access in K-12 STEM education for all students?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mary Margaret Capraro, Texas A&M University, Robert M. Capraro, Texas A&M University, Chance W. Lewis, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Publisher
- IAP, Information Age Publishing, Inc.
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781623962326
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Education, Technology, Science
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