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ERIC Number: EJ1260060
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 13
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1449-6313
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The Wanago Program: An Innovative School-University STEM Partnership Program
Maher, Damian; Ng, Wan
Teaching Science, v66 1 p29-41 Mar 2020
University-led science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach plays an important role in addressing declining rates of student participation in tertiary STEM programs and declining interest in pursuing careers in STEM fields (Sadler, Eilam, Bigger & Barry, 2018). One type of outreach program that is becoming more popular is the school-university partnership. This is often a formal arrangement between a university and a single school or a group of schools. Partnerships to support innovation in school science and mathematics are a key strategy of successful STEM countries (Marginson, Tytler, Freeman & Roberts, 2013). This article reports on a school-university partnership program, known as the Wanago program, located at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) that allows secondary school students to pursue STEM subjects on the university's campus. The impact of the program in STEM studies for secondary school students, personnel and resources that supported student learning, and how participation in the program supported leaning outcomes for the students are explored.
Australian Science Teachers Association. P.O. Box 334, Deakin West, ACT 2600, Australia. Tel: +61-02-6282-9377; Fax: +61-02-6282-9477; e-mail: publications@asta.edu.au; Web site: http://www.asta.edu.au/resources/teachingscience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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