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Work-in-Progress: Moving from volunteering to mentoring K12 students: What does it take?
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Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition . 2015, p1-7. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Engaging minority and underrepresented students in STEM fields in high school is not difficult, but providing the student with long-term outlooks in STEM fields in which the students can see themselves is very difficult. Most students do not know anyone who is currently in a STEM career. STEM professionals volunteer at a good rate, but do not serve as mentors as frequently as those in other professions. A definite key to closing the STEM graduate gap is enabling youth to view themselves in a STEM career. Mentoring helps the student bridge the gap between where they are in high school and the where they see themselves in the future. The guidance provided by a mentor through a student's secondary academic career and transition into a post-secondary setting is critical to minority and underrepresented students due to the lack of this guidance in their social circle. High impact STEM mentoring is needed for mentors to have a lasting impact on our nation. This paper will focus on converting STEM professional volunteers into roles as mentors. This paper will describe efforts to increase the number of mentors in a mid-sized urban community. The paper will discuss the levels of commitment and the level of intensity of desired by the mentors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21535868
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
- Publication Type :
- Conference
- Accession number :
- 116026566