How SocioTechnical Learning Broadens Participation in STEM by Developing Self-Efficacy within Work-Based Experiences: Work in Progress
Cynthia Pickering,
Erik Fisher
Abstract:The nation's need for a diverse and competent Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce contributing to economic growth, global competitiveness, and innovation is a primary driver for broadening participation in STEM. Yet, social justice and ethics policies dating as far back as the civil rights movement and earlier have not successfully diversified the current STEM workforce nor the STEM higher education system. This paper looks across three qualitative studies during the work-based e… Show more
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