Developing and Sustaining STEM Programs Across the K-12 Education Landscape

Locally or individually STEM programs provide additional opportunities to engage K-12 students including those from marginalized groups with the support of STEM outreach organizations through the co-construction and implementation of STEM activities during school out of school at home and in the community. Research suggests that community-engaged partnerships forge relationships that can enhance and sustain K-12 STEM education efforts between K-12 districts and the scholarly community. There is a need to highlight community-engaged teaching and scholarship produced from partnerships between K-12 school districts and STEM outreach organizations. Developing and Sustaining STEM Programs Across the K-12 Education Landscape describes the purpose of the collaboration between K-12 school districts and STEM outreach organizations the STEM activities that participating K-12 students engage in and the impacts on STEM learners that emerge from the partnership. Covering topics such as continuous program improvement school-industry partnerships and student success this premier reference source is an excellent resource for educational leaders and administrators pre-service and in-service educators teacher educators researchers and academicians.