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Anna Seiders – ProQuest LLC, 2022
With the rapidly changing technology, it is no surprise that the number of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) occupations continues to rise. Between 2009 and 2015, available STEM jobs in the United States grew by 10.5%, twice the growth of non-STEM jobs (Fayer et al., 2017). However, the United States is currently falling…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, STEM Careers, High School Students, Student Attitudes
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Hsu, Pei-Ling; van Eijck, Michiel; Roth, Wolff-Michael – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
Working at scientists' elbows is one suggestion that educators make to improve science education, because such "authentic experiences" provide students with various types of science knowledge. However, there is an ongoing debate in the literature about the assumption that authentic science activities can enhance students' understandings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Job Shadowing, Informal Education
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Linnehan, Frank – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 2004
Using a pre- and post-test design, this study examined the relation of an adult's credibility and message frequency to the beliefs of female high school students participating in a job-shadowing program. Hypotheses were based on the Elaboration Likelihood Model of attitude formation and change. Findings indicate that credibility of the adult…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Job Shadowing, Credibility, Student Attitudes