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Download full textRodriguez, Sarah L.; Espino, Maria L.; Le, Brian D.; Cunningham, Kelly J. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2021
This qualitative research study describes how a Midwest community college's implementation of an Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (SSTEM) program influences engineering identity development for its students with financial need. Using a phenomenological approach, the study finds that the program enables community…
Descriptors: Scholarships, STEM Education, Engineering Education, Federal Programs
Scott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2012
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs help to enhance the nation's global competitiveness. Many federal agencies have been involved in administering these programs. Concerns have been raised about the overall effectiveness and efficiency of STEM education programs. GAO examined (1) the number of federal…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Strategic Planning, Systems Approach, Science Education
Direct linkDowns, Holly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Enormous demands for online degrees in higher education have increased the pressure on universities to launch web courses and degrees quickly and, at times, without properly attending to the quality of these ventures. There is scarce research that defines which quality indicators are used to assess cyberlearning environments, how different…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Stakeholders
US Government Accountability Office, 2005
The United States has long been known as a world leader in scientific and technological innovation. To help maintain this advantage, the federal government has spent billions of dollars on education programs in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields for many years. However, concerns have been raised about the nation's…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Choy, Susan P.; Berkner, Lutz; Lee, John; Topper, Amelia – US Department of Education, 2009
The "Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005" created two new grant programs for undergraduates: the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) program and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (National SMART) Grant program. The ACG program is intended to encourage students to take challenging courses in high school and thus…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Postsecondary Education, High Schools, Income
Duggan, Donald D. – 1983
The federal government's role in energy education in the United States over the past 35 years is discussed, focusing on four major areas: (1) training at all academic levels; (2) instructional materials and their development; (3) conceptual foundations of energy education materials; and (4) research and evaluation studies on the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Curriculum Development, Energy Conservation, Engineering Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1982
This document is a transcript of hearings held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (February 11, 1982), which focused on the "National Engineering and Science Manpower Act of 1982," H.R. 5254. The bill, introduced into Congress by Doug Walgren and Don Fuqua, would establish a fund to develop United States technical, engineering, and scientific…
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering Education, Engineers, Federal Aid
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
This report provides comments and opinions from National Science Foundation (NSF) officials on proposed agency budget cuts which could affect three NSF Directorates: Science and Engineering; Biological, Behavioral, and Social Sciences; and Scientific, Technological, and International Affairs. Specific topics discussed focus on personnel levels,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Budgeting, Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education
Andrews, Benjamin F. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1918
The act of July 2, 1862, "donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts," led to the establishment of a group of higher institutions, at least one in each State, having direct relations with the Federal Government and dedicated to a common…
Descriptors: Educational History, Professional Training, Curriculum Development, Program Implementation
