期刊名称:Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research
印刷版ISSN:1557-5284
电子版ISSN:1557-5284
出版年度:2017
卷号:18
期号:2
语种:English
出版社:Institute of STEM Education and Research
摘要:Many barriers exist for American Indian students pursuing STEM degree programs. However, federally recognized Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are uniquely suited to overcome these barriers because of their shared mission to provide 21st Century educational opportunities for American Indian students. Qualitative and quantitative findings suggest that appropriately designed service learning experiences offer an effective approach to overcome these barriers in an effort to recruit and retain a diverse population into STEM fields, and engaging this underrepresented group may hold the key to the United States continued economic prosperity.
关键词:engineering;renewable energy;service learning;american indian