Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1060017
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-2157-9288
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Shoot for the Moon! the Mentors and the Middle Schoolers Explore the Intersection of Design Thinking and STEM
Carroll, Maureen P.
Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, v4 n1 Article 3 p14-30 2014
This paper describes the journey of a group of university students as they worked with underserved middle school students as mentors in a STEM-based afterschool program. Design thinking provided a frame within which students learned how to be mentors, how to create user-centered learning experiences, and how to share their experiences as developing STEM professionals with middle school students.
Descriptors: Mentors, Middle School Students, College Students, Disadvantaged Youth, STEM Education, After School Programs, Design, College School Cooperation, Ethnography, Grade 7, Grade 8, Student Attitudes, Journal Writing, Expectation, Program Effectiveness, Student Responsibility, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Grade 7; Elementary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: California
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1029929
