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Rodriguez, Fernando; Telles, Arien; Yang, Pakou; Li, Peter – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2016
The demand for expertise and professionals in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) field is growing rapidly. In addition to this demand for STEM experts, the demographics of the nation are also shifting rapidly and the number of people of color is projected to continue to grow significantly over the next forty years. Although the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation, Graduation, College Graduates
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Dovre, Paul J. – Education Next, 2007
The modern character education movement emerged in the 1980s as a consequence of growing parental and public concern for moral drift, or what sociologist James Davison Hunter referred to as "the death of character." This public anomie was captured in these words from Sanford McDonnell, chairman emeritus of McDonnell Douglas and chair of…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Social Values, Program Effectiveness, Ethical Instruction