A NASA/University Faculty Development Partnership: Equipping Educators to Promote Equity in STEM Education

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Title: A NASA/University Faculty Development Partnership: Equipping Educators to Promote Equity in STEM Education
Language: English
Authors: Huling, Leslie, Resta, Virginia
Source: Grantee Submission. Win 2020 29(1):1-13.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2019
Sponsoring Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Contract Number: NNX15AU89A
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: STEM Education, Institutional Cooperation, Space Exploration, Space Sciences, Higher Education, Faculty Development, College Faculty, Teacher Competencies, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Personnel, Minority Groups
Abstract: As the call for reform in STEM education has continued to increase over the past twenty- five years, new challenges arise for colleges and universities to seek high-quality professional development strategies and opportunities for faculty to upgrade and enhance their STEM teaching methodologies. Against this backdrop, the authors discuss what constitutes high- quality professional development and examine a large-scale three-year case study, involving a collaborative effort among NASA MUREP Educator Institutes for preservice-teachers and STEM education faculty from minority serving institutions. The authors analyze the resulting impacts of this professional development on various aspects of the professional practices of participating university faculty. [This article was published in "SRATE Journal" (EJ1243647).]
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: ED603380
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:As the call for reform in STEM education has continued to increase over the past twenty- five years, new challenges arise for colleges and universities to seek high-quality professional development strategies and opportunities for faculty to upgrade and enhance their STEM teaching methodologies. Against this backdrop, the authors discuss what constitutes high- quality professional development and examine a large-scale three-year case study, involving a collaborative effort among NASA MUREP Educator Institutes for preservice-teachers and STEM education faculty from minority serving institutions. The authors analyze the resulting impacts of this professional development on various aspects of the professional practices of participating university faculty. [This article was published in "SRATE Journal" (EJ1243647).]