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Identifying and supporting productive STEM programs in out-of-school settings

Title
Identifying and supporting productive STEM programs in out-of-school settings / Committee on Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning ; Board on Science Education ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Research Council of the National Academies.
Author
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning.
Publication
  • Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2015]
  • ©2015

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  • Feder, Michael A., 1977-
  • National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science Education.
  • National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
Description
vi, 68 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm
Summary
"More and more young people are learning about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in a wide variety of afterschool, summer, and informal programs. At the same time, there has been increasing awareness of the value of such programs in sparking, sustaining, and extending interest in and understanding of STEM. To help policy makers, funders and education leaders in both school and out-of-school settings make informed decisions about how to best leverage the educational and learning resources in their community, this report identifies features of productive STEM programs in out-of-school settings. [This report] draws from a wide range of research traditions to illustrate that interest in STEM and deep STEM learning develop across time and settings. [It] provides guidance on how to evaluate and sustain programs, [and] ... is a resource for local, state, and federal policy makers seeking to broaden access to multiple, high-quality STEM learning opportunities in their community"--Website.
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Note
  • "Michael Feder, NRC Board on Science Education, directed the study and played a key role in the report drafting process"--page 68
  • Report of the Out-of-School STEM Learning : a National Summit held June 3-4, 2015 in Washington D.C.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-60).
Contents
Where and how young people learn STEM -- Criteria for Identifying Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings -- Evaluating Outcomes and Generating New Knowledge -- What Is Known and Recommendations for Action -- Notes -- Appendix A: Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning Summit Agenda -- Appendix B: Papers commissioned for the study -- Appendix C: Board of Science Education -- Appendix D: Acknowledgements.
ISBN
  • 9780309373623
  • 030937362X
LCCN
2015945523
OCLC
  • ocn910093277
  • 910093277
  • SCSB-5838445
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Columbia University Libraries