Participation Value of Undergraduate Students Leading STEM Outreach: Evaluation of Academic, Personal, and Professional Effects

Autor/inn/en	Saville, Elizabeth; Jakobi, Jennifer; Beaudoin, Anne Sophie; Cherkowski, Sabre
Titel	Participation Value of Undergraduate Students Leading STEM Outreach: Evaluation of Academic, Personal, and Professional Effects
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 46 (2022) 1, S.140-144 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jakobi, Jennifer)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
Schlagwörter	Student Participation; Undergraduate Students; STEM Education; Outreach Programs; Student Leadership; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Outcomes of Education; Student Development; Professional Development; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; STEM; Jobcoaching; Studentenwerk; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Kanada
Abstract	This study explores the academic, professional, and personal career benefits of leading science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach, from the perspective of undergraduate student leaders. We consider traditional and nontraditional STEM university students, gender, and type of position (paid or volunteer) in this evaluation. Data were collected through an online survey completed by 30 former student STEM outreach leaders from the University of British Columbia. Self-reported survey data indicated that STEM outreach had a moderately strong average impact of 6.89 ± 1.55 out of 10 on participants' personal, academic, and professional development, with no significant differences between these areas. Outcomes did not differ between genders, and paid work was found to contribute to greater personal and professional impact. The positive influence of outreach on academic and professional decision making was higher in traditional STEM fields than STEM-based health-science studies. The outcomes of this research adds insight into positive impacts of STEM outreach on university student instructors. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01