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Rural Students in Washington State: STEM as a Strategy for Building Rigor, Postsecondary Aspirations, and Relevant Career Opportunities
- Source :
- Peabody Journal of Education. 90:280-293
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2015.
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Abstract
- In rural settings, leaving for college can mean a young person's first step in leaving home forever (Sherman & Sage, 2011). That presents a serious challenge for college recruiters as they ask parents from Indian reservations or close-knit Hispanic or rural farming communities to allow their children to consider postsecondary opportunities. In this article, the authors discuss impediments to college-going that rural students face and shine a light on several efforts in central Washington State that help students connect to job opportunities in fast-growing, lucrative STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers in the region. Beyond inviting STEM professionals to job fairs, these efforts can expand opportunities for collaboration between STEM professionals and rural schools and teachers. Such opportunities might include enriching the K–12 curriculum with locally relevant problems of science, using local STEM professionals to collaborate on learning projects, and possibly engaging stude...
Details
- ISSN :
- 15327930 and 0161956X
- Volume :
- 90
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Peabody Journal of Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........81222937df8021a26f72b565d0b3ce45