ERIC Number: EJ1041411
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Mar
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-231X
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Two-Year Community: Cultivating the STEM Transfer Pathway and Capacity for Research: A Partnership between a Community College and a 4-Year College
Hirst, Rachel A.; Bolduc, Gilles; Liotta, Louis; Packard, Becky Wai-Ling
Journal of College Science Teaching, v43 n4 p12-17 Mar 2014
Summer research experiences have been identified as important vehicles for fostering the learning, skill development, and retention of undergraduates in the sciences. In this initiative, community college faculty and students partnered with private 4-year college colleagues on summer research in order to expand the capacity for research for community college faculty and to cultivate a STEM (science technology, engineering, and mathematics) transfer pathway. Data from community college students, community college faculty, and 4-year faculty demonstrated that the initiative supported the transfer of community college students in STEM majors and students' future prospects through an expanded sense of science, lab experiences, and aspirations for graduate school. The collaboration also developed capacity for faculty research at the community college. The findings highlighted the burdens of participation for community college students and faculty. The discussion focuses on various ways to adapt research experiences for community colleges and ways to forge sustainable partnerships with 4-year institutions.
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, STEM Education, Community Colleges, Institutional Cooperation, Undergraduate Students, Private Colleges, College Faculty, College Students, Two Year College Students, Research, College Transfer Students, Majors (Students), Science Education, Science Laboratories, Academic Aspiration, Partnerships in Education, Student Research, Summer Programs, Academic Persistence, Barriers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Grant or Contract Numbers: NSF 0622540