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Title
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Project iCAN: A STEM Learning and Persistence Model for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities.
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Creator
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Koch, Aaron, Vasquez, Eleazar, Dieker, Lisa, Marino, Matthew, Raij, Andrew, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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Education and work in Science, Technology, Engineering, (&) Math (STEM) are of utmost importance in a post-modern society. Yet American performance in the STEM disciplines has waned over recent years. In order to recapture a global advantage in STEM, efforts are being made by educators and policy makers to compile and implement instructional supports. Of particular interest to this study are post-secondary students with disabilities (SWDs) who persist and learn in STEM degree paths. This...
Show moreEducation and work in Science, Technology, Engineering, (&) Math (STEM) are of utmost importance in a post-modern society. Yet American performance in the STEM disciplines has waned over recent years. In order to recapture a global advantage in STEM, efforts are being made by educators and policy makers to compile and implement instructional supports. Of particular interest to this study are post-secondary students with disabilities (SWDs) who persist and learn in STEM degree paths. This population is an (")untapped resource(") with limitless potential for contribution to the collective fields of STEM (Leddy, 2010, p. 3; Alston, Hampton, Bell, (&) Strauss, 1998, p. 5). The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded Project Interdisciplinary Coaching as a Nexus for Transforming How Institutions Support Undergraduates in STEM (Project iCAN) at Landmark College as a model to develop a successful STEM support model. Post hoc interview data from students and staff at Landmark revealed themes pertaining to educational and vocational-training supports that may generalize to larger, urban institutions of higher education for further development of STEM persistence and learning models.
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Date Issued
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2016
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Identifier
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CFE0006340, ucf:51564
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006340