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Capers, Gesa Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In 2016, six of six American Nobel Prize winners in science were immigrants. The numbers of U.S. educated graduates who enter the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields have been on the decline, and policymakers and educators have continually sought new policies and programs to try resolve this problem with long-term…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Program Implementation, Student Interests, Scientific Attitudes
Shamas-Brandt, Ellen – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Early childhood is a ripe time for students to begin learning science, but due to certain constraints, this instruction is not happening as frequently as it should. This mixed-methods, multiple case study examined how two teachers implemented an early childhood science curriculum, the "Young Scientist Series." The teacher participants…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Science Instruction, Science Curriculum, Preschool Curriculum