Scientist-School STEM Partnerships Through Outreach in the USA: A Systematic Review

IF 1.9 3区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education Pub Date : 2024-02-03 DOI:10.1007/s10763-024-10445-7

Brian Abramowitz, Megan Ennes, Brittany Kester, Pavlo Antonenko

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This systematic review investigated the literature between 1990—2021 to identify trends regarding science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) scientists conducting K-12 outreach. The review identified 50 publications that reflected the scholarship on scientist-led K-12 outreach. This includes literature on the effective strategies regarding scientists’ outreach efforts and how scientist-teacher partnerships could be improved for more meaningful and impactful K-12 outreach. In addition to best practice recommendations, this review revealed patterns in outreach participants and barriers to effective scientist-teacher partnerships. The results of this study suggest that there is a need for more rigorous and published scholarship on scientist-led K-12 outreach so that scientists and K-12 stakeholders can better understand the best practices and barriers related to outreach. Additionally, the review calls for better integration of the perspectives of educators into educational outreach activities from the onset of outreach. These strategies may lead to more valuable scientist-led K-12 outreach programs that more effectively broaden participation in STEM, a major goal of broader impact activities.

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美国科学家通过外联活动与学校建立 STEM 合作伙伴关系：系统回顾

本系统性综述调查了1990-2021年间的文献，以确定科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）科学家开展K-12推广活动的趋势。该综述确定了 50 篇反映科学家领导的 K-12 外展学术研究的出版物。其中包括有关科学家外联工作的有效策略，以及如何改善科学家与教师的合作关系，以开展更有意义和影响的 K-12 外联活动的文献。除了最佳实践建议之外，本研究还揭示了外联参与者的模式以及科学家-教师有效合作的障碍。这项研究的结果表明，有必要对科学家领导的 K-12 外联活动进行更严格的学术研究，并发表更多的研究成果，以便科学家和 K-12 利益相关者能够更好地了解与外联活动相关的最佳实践和障碍。此外，综述还呼吁从外联活动一开始就将教育工作者的观点更好地融入教育外联活动中。这些战略可能会带来更有价值的、由科学家主导的 K-12 推广计划，从而更有效地扩大对 STEM 的参与，这也是扩大影响活动的一个主要目标。

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International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： The objective of this journal is to publish original, fully peer-reviewed articles on a variety of topics and research methods in both science and mathematics education. The journal welcomes articles that address common issues in mathematics and science education and cross-curricular dimensions more widely. Specific attention will be paid to manuscripts written by authors whose native language is not English and the editors have made arrangements for support in re-writing where appropriate. Contemporary educators highlight the importance of viewing knowledge as context-oriented and not limited to one domain. This concurs with current curriculum reforms worldwide for interdisciplinary and integrated curricula. Modern educational practice also focuses on the use of new technology in assisting instruction which may be easily implemented into such an integrated curriculum. The journal welcomes studies that explore science and mathematics education from different cultural perspectives.