Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a SummitNational Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, Engineering Education Program Office, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Teacher Advisory Council, Board on Science Education, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Planning Committee on Evolving Relationships and Dynamics Between Two- and Four-Year Colleges and Universities The National Research Council (NRC) and National Academy of Engineering (NAE) have released a new report, Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a Summit. Based on a national summit that was supported by the National Science Foundation and organized by the NRC and the NAE, the report highlights the importance of community colleges, especially in emerging areas of STEM (Sciene, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and preparation of the STEM workforce. Community colleges are also essential in accommodating growing numbers of students and in retraining displaced workers in skills needed in the new economy. Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a Summit looks at the changing and evolving relationships between community colleges and four-year institutions, with a focus on partnerships and articulation processes that can facilitate student success in STEM; expanding participation of students from historically underrepresented populations in undergraduate STEM education; and how subjects, such as mathematics, can serve as gateways or barriers to college completion. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 Expanding Minority Participation in Undergraduate STEM Education | 11 |
3 The Loss of Students from STEM Majors | 19 |
4 Outreach Recruitment and Mentoring | 23 |
5 The TwoYear Curriculum in Mathematics | 29 |
6 Transfer from Community Colleges to FourYear Institutions | 35 |
7 General Discussion | 41 |
References | 51 |
Summit Agenda | 53 |
Effective Outreach Recruitment and Mentoring into STEM Pathways Strengthening Partnerships with Community CollegesBecky WaiLing Packard | 57 |
TwoYear College Mathematics and Student Progression in STEM Programs of StudyDebra D Bragg | 81 |
Developing Supportive STEM Community College to FourYear College and University Transfer EcosystemsAlicia C Dowd | 107 |
Brief Biographies of Committee Members and Staff | 135 |
Brief Biographies of Presenters and Panelists | 141 |