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Informal Science: Family Education, Experiences, and Initial Interest in Science
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Dabney, Katherine P.; Tai, Robert H.; Scott, Michael R. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2016
Recent research and public policy have indicated the need for increasing the physical science workforce through development of interest and engagement with informal and formal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics experiences. This study examines the association of family education and physical scientists' informal experiences in…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Science Education, STEM Education, Science Interests
A Perspective of Gender Differences in Chemistry and Physics Undergraduate Research Experiences
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Harsh, Joseph A.; Maltese, Adam V.; Tai, Robert H. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
The loss of talented women from the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline has been widely recognized within science education as a pressing issue, particularly in the physical sciences. To provide a gender-based perspective of a popular educational device, the present study evaluated undergraduate research experiences…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Graduate Students, STEM Education, Gender Differences
Eyeballs in the Fridge: Sources of Early Interest in Science
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Maltese, Adam V.; Tai, Robert H. – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
This paper examines the experiences reported by scientists and graduate students regarding the experiences that first engaged them in science. The interviews analysed for this paper come from Project Crossover, a mixed-methods study of the transition from graduate student to PhD scientist in the fields of chemistry and physics. This analysis…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Science Interests, Hands on Science, Scientists
Out-of-School Time Science Activities and Their Association with Career Interest in STEM
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Dabney, Katherine P.; Tai, Robert H.; Almarode, John T.; Miller-Friedmann, Jaimie L. L.; Sonnert, Gerhard; Sadler, Philip M.; Hazari, Zahra – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2012
Spurred by concerns about an inadequately sized science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce, there has been a growing interest in out-of-school time (OST) science activities as a means to foster STEM career interest. This study examines the association between OST science activities and STEM career interest in university…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Extracurricular Activities, Science Activities, Vocational Interests
The Association of Family Influence and Initial Interest in Science
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Dabney, Katherine P.; Chakraverty, Devasmita; Tai, Robert H. – Science Education, 2013
With recent attention to improving scientific workforce development and student achievement, there has been a rise in effort to understand and encourage student engagement in physical science. This study examines the association of family influence and initial interest in science through multiple and logistic regression models. Research questions…
Descriptors: Science Interests, Physical Sciences, Science Education, Learner Engagement
Service Learning in High School Biology and College Major Choice
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Wyss, Vanessa L.; Tai, Robert H. – College Student Journal, 2012
In section two of a 2002 amendment on the Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Improvement Act, congress stated "A workforce that is highly trained in science...is crucial to generating the innovation that drives economic growth..." (Committee on Science, 2002). Given the growth in science,…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Engineering Education, Biology, Physical Sciences
Specialized Public High Schools of Science, Mathematics, and Technology and the STEM Pipeline: What Do We Know Now and What Will We Know in 5 Years?
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Subotnik, Rena F.; Tai, Robert H.; Rickoff, Rochelle; Almarode, John – Roeper Review, 2010
Specialized public high schools of science, mathematics, and technology are commonly viewed as the "crown jewel" of their respective school districts and, many times, of their respective states. These schools are intended to coalesce the most academically talented, science-focused students in each district or state and typically draw excellent…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academic Persistence, Graduate Surveys, Science Education