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Stem Education : A Programmatic And Economic Analysis, Rebecca Kate Laforest
Stem Education : A Programmatic And Economic Analysis, Rebecca Kate Laforest
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Innovations of the 21st century have created a need for a highly skilled and adaptable workforce. In this search, industry representatives are having a difficult time finding highly qualified US candidates. From private firms to public officials and economic analysts to educators, many acknowledge the need to update training and education to better prepare our future workforce. This work will examine the performance of students in the United States, the current employment landscape, the evolution of education in the US, and trends in education to support college and career preparation. This work will then analyze specific facets of new educational …
Reflective Structuration Of Knowledge Building Practices In Grade 5 Science Classrooms, Dan Tao
Reflective Structuration Of Knowledge Building Practices In Grade 5 Science Classrooms, Dan Tao
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Recent reforms in science education call for efforts to engage students in authentic and sustained science practices. In order to engage students in authentic science practices, students need to enact epistemic agency over the processes of inquiry in line with how knowledge is constructed and practiced in the real world. A critical research challenge is to understand how student agency-driven science practices can be socially organized and pedagogically supported over time without pre-defined tasks and procedures from the teacher in classrooms. Situated in the context of Knowledge Building pedagogy, this dissertation contributes to a reflective structuration approach of science practices …