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Martinez, Edward; Lindline, Jennifer; Petronis, Michael S.; Pilotti, Maura – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects an increase in Natural Resource Management (NRM) jobs within the next 10 years due to baby-boomer retirements and a 12% increase in demand for these occupations. Despite this trend, college enrollment in NRM disciplines has declined. Even more critical is the fact that the soon-to-be-majority Hispanic…
Descriptors: Summer Science Programs, Agricultural Education, Program Effectiveness, Student Recruitment
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Jones, M. Gail; Tretter, Thomas; Taylor, Amy; Oppewal, Tom – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
Scale is one of the thematic threads that runs through nearly all of the sciences and is considered one of the major prevailing ideas of science. This study explored novice and experienced teachers' concepts of spatial scale with a focus on linear sizes from very small (nanoscale) to very large (cosmic scale). Novice teachers included…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Measurement, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes