ERIC Number: EJ1462454
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-2479
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Addressing the Importance of STEM to Public Science Communication in Engineering Formation: An Analysis of an Educational Innovation for an Upper-Level Chemical Engineering Health and Safety Course
Chemical Engineering Education, v59 n1 p34-49 2025
STEM-to-public science communication is recognized as an important skill, but a pedagogical framework for teaching these skills is lacking. Collaborating with safety and science communication experts, an intervention was developed in a health and safety course for chemical engineering students. Students attended three science communication workshops and conducted a mock town hall based on briefs from historical chemical incidents. Initial and follow-up surveys show that students' self-efficacy around these skills improved following the intervention.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Chemical Engineering, Undergraduate Study, Intervention, Safety Education, Information Dissemination, Public Relations, Disclosure, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Chemical Engineering Education, Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE. 675 Wolf Ledges Parkway Suite 2459, Akron, OH 44309. Tel: 352-682-2622; e-mail: cee@che.ufl.edu; Web site: https://journals.flvc.org/cee/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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