Framework to Enhance STEM Education for Community College Students

Abe Zeid and Claire Duggan
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Abe Zeid: Northeastern University, USA
Claire Duggan: Northeastern University, USA

European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 2022, vol. 3, issue 3, 36-41

Abstract: Community colleges (CCs) play a critical role in advancing the education of all learners. Approximately 40% of first-time college freshman begin in Community Colleges. The proposed framework seeks to support and excite CC students to persist in their STEM education to increase the pipeline for the STEM workforce. Its vision is to provide CC students engineering skills and to excite them about engineering research. The framework enables students to spend 10 summer weeks at Northeastern University to increase skills, confidence, and learn firsthand about research. Each student will join a research lab, working with faculty and graduate student mentors. Also, students will be mentored after summer to further support their successful graduation and/or transfer to a 4-year institution and beyond. The site is guided by two of the grand challenges of the National Academy of Engineering: personalized learning and scientific discovery. Unique aspects of the proposed framework include: a hands-on short course in engineering topics and software tools; formal mentor training including modules for mentoring CC students; daily student meetings with mentors; extensive professional development seminars; formal research training including daily reflection journals, poster presentations and technical writing with a faculty member; and recruitment from a unique pool of highly talented URM students.

Keywords: Four-year Universities; STEM Education; Two-year Community Colleges; Undergraduate Research Experience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.24018/ejedu.2022.3.3.331

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