What is it about?
This paper is about the issues associated with STEM education for students, teachers, and parents in rural communities in the United States. It may be relevant to rural schools in other countries.
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Why is it important?
Characteristics of rural STEM education are examined to highlight unique considerations for the context of rural communities in the United States. We conclude with a recommendation that more research is needed that specifically addresses rural STEM education.
Perspectives
We completed this paper in the process of working on a study of Computer Science Education in rural schools in southeastern Georgia. We found that there was not tremendous interest in schools participating in our research, with just 3 out of more than a dozen schools invited choosing to respond to us. The lack of response increased our curiousity about STEM education, in general, in rural schools and this present paper was born. I (Hodges) would be interested in collaborating with others regarding rural STEM education topics in other countries. This work was supported in part by funds from the Office of the Vice President for Research & Economic Development and the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies at Georgia Southern University.
Professor of Instructional Technology Charles B. Hodges
Georgia Southern University
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This page is a summary of: STEM Education in Rural Schools: Implications of Untapped Potential, National Youth-At-Risk Journal, December 2018, Georgia Southern University,
DOI: 10.20429/nyarj.2018.030102.
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