偶然的科学家:政治学本科研究如何帮助修补STEM教育中的“管道漏洞”

IF 2.2 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Ps-Political Science & Politics Pub Date : 2023-01-31 DOI:10.1017/S1049096522001263

L. Mueller

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教育倡导者哀叹科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)的“管道漏水”，学生——尤其是少数族裔和女性——在教育系统的连续阶段退出STEM。本文将实证政治学定义为STEM的一个分支，提出政治学的本科研究可以帮助填补这一漏洞，并扩大获得科学技能和思维习惯的途径。我详细阐述了三个理由来支持我的观点:(1)政治学是一个相对多样化的STEM领域;(2)大学引导学生像(政治)科学家那样思考;(3)学生经常作为本科生第一次遇到政治学研究机会，这为教师提供了一个“抓住”那些高中毕业后选择STEM的人的机会。我通过引用招生数据、档案文件、约翰·杜威的理论和前本科生研究人员的证词来证实我的论点。我还建议政治科学系通过加强研究项目来提供有意义的STEM教育。

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Accidental Scientists: How Undergraduate Research in Political Science Can Help to Patch the “Leaky Pipeline” in STEM Education

ABSTRACT Education advocates lament the “leaky pipeline” in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), whereby students—especially minorities and women—drop out of STEM at successive stages of the educational system. Defining empirical political science as a branch of STEM, this article proposes that undergraduate research in political science can help to patch this leaky pipeline and expand access to scientific skills and habits of mind. I elaborate on three rationales to support my claim: (1) political science is a relatively diverse field of STEM; (2) college primes students to think like (political) scientists; and (3) students often encounter political science research opportunities for the first time as undergraduates, presenting an opportunity for faculty to “catch” those who selected out of STEM after high school. I substantiate my arguments by drawing on enrollment data, archival documents, the theories of John Dewey, and testimonials from former undergraduate researchers. I also recommend ways for political science departments to provide a meaningful STEM education by enhancing research programs.

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Ps-Political Science & Politics POLITICAL SCIENCE-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

27.30%

发文量

166

期刊介绍： PS: Political Science & Politics provides critical analyses of contemporary political phenomena and is the journal of record for the discipline of political science reporting on research, teaching, and professional development. PS, begun in 1968, is the only quarterly professional news and commentary journal in the field and is the prime source of information on political scientists" achievements and professional concerns. PS: Political Science & Politics is sold ONLY as part of a joint subscription with American Political Science Review and Perspectives on Politics.