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STEM Learning Is Everywhere: Summary of a Convocation on Building Learning Systems
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Olson, Steve; Labov, Jay – National Academies Press, 2014
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) permeate the modern world. The jobs people do, the foods they eat, the vehicles in which they travel, the information they receive, the medicines they take, and many other facets of modern life are constantly changing as STEM knowledge steadily accumulates. Yet STEM education in the United…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Conferences (Gatherings), Conventional Instruction, After School Programs
Community Science Workshops: Building a Bridge to Science for Urban Youth: A Descriptive Look at CSWs
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Inverness Research Associates, 2007
This paper takes a descriptive look at Community Science Workshops (CSWs). This paper discusses what CSW is, how it arose and spread, how local CSWs are structured and led, and what programs and experiences they offer to youth. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Science Activities, Workshops, Disadvantaged
Community Science Workshops: A Powerful and Feasible Model for Serving Underserved Youth. An Evaluation Brief
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Inverness Research Associates, 2007
The people at Inverness Research Associates spent 12 years studying Community Science Workshops (CSW) in California and in six other states. They gathered statistics on the scale, scope, and cost-efficiency of CSW services to youth. They observed youth at work in the shops--taking apart computers, repairing bikes, growing plants, and so on--and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Science Activities, Workshops, Nontraditional Students