Global Women and STEM: Interdisciplinary Research Training Program at Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles

Autor/inn/en	Roberts, Lia K.; Deprele, Sylvine; Inrig, Stephen J.; Nogaj, Luiza A.
Titel	Global Women and STEM: Interdisciplinary Research Training Program at Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles
Quelle	In: Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2 (2018) 2, S.32-39 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2476-101X
Schlagwörter	Research Training; Interdisciplinary Approach; Undergraduate Students; Student Research; STEM Education; Females; Single Sex Colleges; College Programs; Global Approach; Cancer; Access to Health Care; Summer Programs; Field Studies; Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Womens Education; California (Los Angeles); Peru + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Studentenforschung; STEM; Weibliches Geschlecht; Studienprogramm; Globales Denken; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Sommerkurs; Praxisforschung; Ausland; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung
Abstract	An interdisciplinary undergraduate research program with international summer fieldwork at Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles trains undergraduates in research methodologies (cancer laboratory techniques, cross-cultural survey research, and policy analysis); collects fieldwork data in global settings and the United States; and compares, analyzes, and presents the results at professional conferences and in publications. The program develops leadership skills and teamwork necessary for student success and retention in STEM fields. Participants learn about the molecular, environmental, and nutritional causes of cancer and about local and policy-level disparities in health-care access in the United States and globally. This combination of coursework, summer research, international field study, and leadership training can be an effective way to increase success and retention rates of undergraduate women in STEM fields. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Council on Undergraduate Research. 734 15th Street NW Suite 850, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-783-4810; Fax: 202-783-4811; e-mail: cur@cur.org; e-mail: SPUR@cur.org; Web site: https://www.cur.org/what/publications/journals/spur/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01