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Structures of Becoming: The Who, What, and How of Holistic Science Advising
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Dodo Seriki, Vanessa; McDonald, Scott – Science Education, 2022
Addressing equity issues in science education requires a reorientation to how science students are advised and how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, particularly science, is viewed. STEM education is often figuratively described as a pipeline containing students who "leak" out before reaching the nexus…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Minority Group Students, Science Education
Putting Theory into Practice: A Conceptual Framework for Career Group Counseling in School Settings
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Falco, Lia D.; Shaheed, Camelia – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2021
Given the known benefits of group counseling for school-aged individuals, career group counseling has arguably been an under-utilized modality for providing career development services in school settings. This article synthesizes concepts from Social Cognitive Career Theory, constructivism, and group process to provide a conceptual framework for…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Career Exploration, Career Choice, Career Counseling
Designing and Implementing a STEM Career Maturity Program for Prospective Counselors
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Karahan, Engin; Kara, Ahmet; Akçay, Ahmet Oguz – International Journal of STEM Education, 2021
Background: Although the importance of directing students to career options in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields at early ages has been emphasized in the literature, it has not been clearly stated just who will play a role in this process and what kind of consultancy process will be followed. It is of great importance…
Descriptors: Program Design, Program Implementation, Counselor Training, Professional Development
Youth STEM Career Choices: What's Influencing Secondary Students' Decision Making
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Murcia, Karen; Pepper, Coral; Williams, John – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
Concerns are being raised about the increasing demand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates exceeding supply. Early adolescence is an especially critical time when our youth are forming beliefs about themselves as learners, along with establishing career related goals. In this qualitative research, we considered the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, STEM Education, Career Development
Instructional and Career Guidance in STEM: An Improvement Initiative to Create Opportunities for Female High School Students
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Belcher, Aaron Heath – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this disquisition is to disseminate an improvement initiative in a public high school that addressed female Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disparity in STEM classes. In this high school current instructional and career guidance practices were inadequate in providing female STEM students opportunities to experience…
Descriptors: High School Students, Females, STEM Education, Career Guidance
Social Class and the STEM Career Pipeline an Ethnographic Investigation of Opportunity Structures in a High-Poverty versus Affluent High School
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Nikischer, Andrea B. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research investigates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) high school opportunity structures, including student experiences with math and science course sequences and progress, college guidance and counseling, and STEM extracurricular activities (Weis and Eisenhart, 2009), specifically related to STEM fields and career and…
Descriptors: Social Class, STEM Education, High School Students, Student Experience