Mathematics Programs in High Schools and Two-Year Colleges

Even as this issue of the Mathematics Teacher is different, we expect all issues of volume 66 to have a new aspect. There is a different color, a different format, but more important, a different emphasis, As mathematics teachers, the members of the Editorial Panel are aware of the need of NCTM memhers for help in meeting classroom problems. Our de-termination to meet this need is expressed by our new statement of the purpose of this journal, namely, “The Mathematics Teacher is devoted to the improvement of mathematics instruction in the junior high schools, senior high schools, two-year colleges, and teacher-education colleges.”

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Broadening Participation in STEM College Majors: Effects of Attending a STEM-Focused High School

AERA Open ◽

10.1177/2332858418806305 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 233285841880630 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Barbara Means ◽

Haiwen Wang ◽

Xin Wei ◽

Emi Iwatani ◽

Vanessa Peters

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High Schools ◽

Bachelor's Degree ◽

Two Year Colleges ◽

College Majors ◽

Stem Majors ◽

Stem Major ◽

School Sample ◽

And Mathematics ◽

State Higher Education

To increase participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) studies and careers, some states have promoted inclusive STEM high schools. This study addressed the question of whether these high schools improve the odds that their graduates will pursue a STEM major in college. State higher education records were obtained for students surveyed as seniors in 23 inclusive STEM high schools and 19 comparison schools without a STEM focus. Propensity score weighting was used to ensure that students in the comparison school sample were very similar to those in the inclusive STEM school sample in terms of demographic characteristics and Grade 8 achievement. Students overall and from under-represented groups who had attended inclusive STEM high schools were significantly more likely to be in a STEM bachelor’s degree program two years after high school graduation. For students who entered two-year colleges, on the other hand, attending an inclusive STEM high school was not associated with entry into STEM majors.

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