scholarly journals Decolonization of STEM in the Public Education System in Québec, Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Anderson ◽  
Kaitlyn Easson ◽  
Saina Beitari ◽  
Maïa Dakessian ◽  
Sai Priya Anand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Education ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Indigenous Representation ◽  
Professional Development Training ◽  
Indigenous Perspectives ◽  
Education Act ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Indigenous Learners

Indigenous representation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is crucial for reconciliation, self-determination, and inclusive and equitable science policy. Indigenous people continue to be underrepresented in Canada's STEM workforce, creating a substantial annual cost to the Canadian economy. Canada’s provinces and territories hold jurisdiction over education, and the majority, including Québec, do not include Indigenous perspectives in their elementary and secondary STEM curricula. This exclusion can alienate Indigenous learners and deter them from STEM careers. As a model for the decolonization of STEM in other provinces, we call for the amendment of Québec’s Education Act to create an Indigenous Education Steering Committee (IESC), which would collaborate with the Minister of Education to ensure inclusion of locally relevant Indigenous STEM content in compulsory curricula. We further propose that Québec include continued professional development training for teachers on Indigenous perspectives in STEM in the Ministry of Education’s strategic plan, thereby building capacity for the equitable participation of Indigenous peoples in STEM.

scholarly journals Branches from the same tree: The case for integration in higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (6) ◽  
pp. 1865-1869 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Skorton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Albert Einstein ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Public ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Integration Of Disciplines ◽  
And Mathematics

The nature of work is changing rapidly in the digital age, increasing the demand for skills in specific disciplines. Across the United States and beyond, this evolution has led to an increased emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at every level. Meanwhile, at US institutions of higher education, the proportion of undergraduate students who earn a degree in the humanities is declining. However, while the public discussion often pits the disciplines against one another, the sciences, arts, and humanities are—as Albert Einstein once wrote—“branches of the same tree” [(2006)The Einstein Reader]. They are mutually reinforcing. Therefore, the best way to prepare the next generation for the future of work, life, and citizenship is to provide broad, holistic educational experiences that integrate the STEM disciplines with the arts and humanities. A new study from the Board on Higher Education and Workforce of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine bolsters the case for such an approach, finding considerable evidence that the mutual integration of disciplines leads to improved educational and career outcomes for undergraduate and graduate students.

What Use Are the Humanities?

2018 ◽  
pp. 152-184
Author(s):  
Dominick LaCapra
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Perspective ◽  
Stem Fields ◽  
Critical Thought ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics

The public significance of the topic of this chapter is indicated by the prevalent and insistent emphasis on so-called STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) along with the downgrading of the humanities. The chapter offers an exploration and defense of the nature of the humanities, particularly through the role in them of critical and self-critical thought. It also indicates how the humanities are in the process of transforming themselves into posthumanities by taking leave of anthropocentrism and supplementing humanistic research with concern for other animals in a broadly ecological perspective.

scholarly journals Masculinity in the public image of physics and mathematics: a new model comparing Japan and England

2021 ◽  
pp. 096366252110023
Author(s):  
Yuko Ikkatai ◽  
Atsushi Inoue ◽  
Azusa Minamizaki ◽  
Kei Kano ◽  
Euan McKay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Academic Careers ◽  
Public Image ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
New Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
And Mathematics

Women are a minority in science, technology, engineering and mathematics academic careers. In particular, few women in Japan choose to study physics and mathematics. In this study, we investigated the factors contributing to the masculine image of physics and mathematics based on the framework of our expanded model. We conducted online questionnaire surveys in Japan and England, and found that physics and mathematics occupations, and mathematical stereotypes were both related to a masculine image. Only in Japan were social factors, such as a person’s attitude to intellectual women, related to viewing mathematics as ‘masculine’. However, the experience of being told or having heard that the choice of a particular course of studies would make someone less attractive to the opposite sex was evident only in England. This finding suggests that social factors affect the masculine image of physics and mathematics, and that this could vary depending on the country.

The assembly and circulation of science:

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
Julia E. Kernan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Programs ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Discourse Communities ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Scientific Innovation ◽  
Major Stakeholder ◽  
Curricular Models ◽  
And Mathematics

This article positions narrative as a needed, but often lacking, communicative resource for science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals. While STEM curricula is quite effective at teaching students discipline-specific knowledge and preparing future generations of scientists to communicate within collegial discourse communities, there has been little attention paid to the importance of communicating effectively with public audiences—despite the fact that the public is a major stakeholder in scientific innovation. This article takes up this gap in current STEM curricula in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of best practices in communicating science, as well as the ways that these practices can be incorporated into academic programs. In achieving this goal, this article draws upon current pedagogical and curricular models in communication studies in its examination of the ways students at a leading American undergraduate STEM institution are taught to engage with public audiences. Of specific importance are the benefits of narrative in building bridges between academic and public stakeholders, particularly the ability of narrative to increase comprehension, interest, and engagement when communicating science to non-expert audiences.

Work Engagement and Research Output Among Female and Male Scientists

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lonneke Dubbelt ◽  
Sonja Rispens ◽  
Evangelia Demerouti
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Time Control ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Women have a minority position within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and, consequently, are likely to face more adversities at work. This diary study takes a look at a facilitating factor for women’s research performance within academia: daily work engagement. We examined the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between two behaviors (i.e., daily networking and time control) and daily work engagement, as well as its effect on the relationship between daily work engagement and performance measures (i.e., number of publications). Results suggest that daily networking and time control cultivate men’s work engagement, but daily work engagement is beneficial for the number of publications of women. The findings highlight the importance of work engagement in facilitating the performance of women in minority positions.

BUILDING A NETWORK TO SUPPORT GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline D. Spears ◽  
Ruth A. Dyer ◽  
Suzanne E. Franks ◽  
Beth A. Montelone
Keyword(s):  
Women In Science ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics

Fenny Roshayanti: A Biography of Science Educator for Our Time

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adib Rifqi Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Science Educator ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Academic Advisor ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Narrative Approaches ◽  
The Past ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics

STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics. STEAM defined as the integration of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics into a new cross-disciplinary subject in schools. The concept of integrating subjects in Indonesian schools, generally is not new and has not been very successful in the past. Some people consider STEAM as an opportunity while others view it as having problems. Fenny Roshayanti is science educator and researcher that consider STEAM as an opportunity. She has involved the study of STEAM, as an author, educator, academic advisor, and seminar speaker. This article examines what it has been and continues work from Fenny Roshayanti in the science education. Our exploration uses qualitative methods of narrative approaches in the form of biographical studies. Participants as data sources were selected using a purposive sampling technique which was collected based on retrospective interview and naturalistic observation. Data's validity, reliability, and objectivity checked by using external audit techniques. This work explores the powerful of female’s personal style in developing a form of social influence based on her forms of capital as well as address the positive and negative consequences that may follow while implement and research STEAM in teaching classroom.

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