Operation STEM

Autor/in	Horwedel, Dina
Titel	Operation STEM
Quelle	In: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 23 (2006) 20, S.36-39 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5411
Schlagwörter	Elementary Secondary Education; Graduate Study; Engineering; Educational Opportunities; American Indians; Engineering Education; Hispanic American Students; Student Organizations; Preschool Children; Young Children; Mathematics Education; Science Education; Majors (Students); Technology Education; Time to Degree; College Preparation; College Bound Students; Higher Education; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Maschinenbau; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; American Indian; Indianer; Ingenieurausbildung; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Frühe Kindheit; Mathematische Bildung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kalifornien
Abstract	For the first time in the 30-year history of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, the organization is focusing on the nurturing of scientific talent in preschoolers and very young children. SACNAS, whose mission is to encourage Chicano/Latino and American Indian students to pursue graduate education and advanced degrees in the sciences, has long focused on K-12 teacher education to prepare students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics studies on the college level. Until now, because the country's growing Hispanic population has not translated into increasing numbers of Hispanic students entering or graduating with degrees in STEM disciplines. Organizations such as SACNAS and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities want to change that, recognizing that STEM fields hold the key to America's future competitiveness. This article stresses the need for more and better college-prep programs for math and science education, to secure teachers in the math, science and engineering fields, and to provide more opportunities for students to do research on the undergraduate level. It also discusses the ingredients for success and shares the experiences of two students, Kiki Robles and Luis Gonzalez, in the pursuit of their engineering degrees. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10