Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education : trends and alignment with workforce needs /
The term ""STEM education"" refers to teaching and learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It typically includes educational activities across all grade levels- from pre-school to post-doctorate-in both formal (e.g., classrooms) and informal (...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Publishers,
[2014]
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Colección: | Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: TRENDS AND ALIGNMENT WITH WORKFORCE NEEDS; SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: TRENDS AND ALIGNMENT WITH WORKFORCE NEEDS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION: A PRIMER; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; THE FEDERAL EFFORT IN STEMEDUCATION; THE CONDITION OF U.S. STEMEDUCATION; STEM EDUCATION POLICY ISSUES; APPENDIX A. DATA SOURCES AND MAJOR PUBLICATIONS; APPENDIX B. SELECTED MAJOR LEGISLATION.
- Chapter 2: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCEWHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; STEM DEGREES AND JOBS ARE INCREASING, BUT THEIR ALIGNMENT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE; MOST FEDERAL POSTSECONDARY STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS ADDRESS WORKFORCE NEEDS TO SOME EXTENT; MOST FEDERAL K-12 STEMEDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE ACTIVITIES TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR FUTURE STEM EDUCATION; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION.
- Appendix i. objectives, scope, and methodologyappendix ii. demographics of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(stem) degree recipients; appendix iii. employment and wage trends in stem and non-stemoccupations; appendix iv. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) programs and reportedfy 2012obligations; index.