ERIC Number: EJ1011735
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jan
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Green Action through Education: A Model for Fostering Positive Attitudes about STEM
Wheland, Ethel R.; Donovan, William J.; Dukes, J. Thomas; Qammar, Helen K.; Smith, Gregory A.; Williams, Bonnie L.
Journal of College Science Teaching, v42 n3 p46-51 Jan 2013
This paper describes an innovative collaboration between instructors of non-STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) courses and scientists who teach STEM courses in the GATE (Green Action Through Education) learning community. The scientists in this project presented engaging science--in such diverse locations as a sewage treatment plant and a pristine stream--to students whose indicators did not predict their success in a traditional science classroom. The non-STEM instructors designed all of their speaking, writing, and career planning activities around the STEM content presented by the scientists. The collaborative efforts integrated the message in a way that is seldom achieved in universities with a discrete-learning setup. This paper presents evidence of a statistically significant change in the GATE students' attitudes toward STEM. (Contains 4 tables and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: STEM Education, English Curriculum, Communication Skills, Seminars, Nontraditional Education, Scientists, Teacher Collaboration, Cooperative Programs, Science and Society, Environmental Education, Career Exploration, Undergraduate Students, Student Interests, Science Interests, Communities of Practice, Water Quality, Science Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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