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Using Action Research to Design and Evaluate Sustained and Inclusive Engagement to Improve Children's Knowledge and Perception of STEM Careers
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Emembolu, Itoro; Padwick, Annie; Shimwell, Joe; Sanderson, Jonathan; Davenport, Carol; Strachan, Rebecca – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
Previous research suggests that early experience of and exposure to the world of work is an important predictor of a child's future involvement in a STEM career. Many interventions have focused on those in secondary education age 11 years and above. Far fewer interventions have explored the impact of STEM outreach engagements among younger age…
Descriptors: Action Research, Sustainability, Inclusion, Childrens Attitudes
Equalizing and Widening Access to Higher Education during a Pandemic: Lessons Learned from a Multi-University Perspective
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Dodd, Emlyn; Singh, Sonal; Micsko, Jim; Austin, Kylie; Morison, Carolina; Upton, Stuart – Student Success, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a rapid and unprecedented shift of widening participation and outreach activities to online and remote delivery. The impact of this went beyond practitioners and the university sector; positive and negative implications are felt by stakeholders and the broader community. This shift online is discussed through the lens…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, COVID-19, Pandemics