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STEM and the Two-Year College

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria L Espino, University of Washington; Elizabeth Meza, University of Washington

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Paper ID #43718[Work-In-Progress] A Systematic Review of S-STEM Programs in CommunityColleges: Program Features and Student Decision-makingDr. Maria L Espino, University of Washington Maria Luz Espino her doctorate in the Higher Administration Program in the School of Education at Iowa State University. She obtained her Masters’s degree in Educational Policy and Leadership at Marquette University in her hometown of Milwaukee, WI. She completed her Bachelors degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a double major in Community and Nonprofit Leadership and Gender and Women studies. As a scholar and a student advocate

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STEM and the Two-Year College

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Will Tyson, University of South Florida; Sanjukta Bhanja, University of South Florida; Geeti Anwar, University of South Florida; Elise Kuechle, University of South Florida

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Paper ID #43280How Community College Transfer NSF S-STEM Scholars in EngineeringSpend Scholarship Funds to Enhance Their Academic SuccessDr. Will Tyson, University of South Florida Will Tyson is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida Tampa campus. His research uncovers the connections between educational experiences and career pathways and key life course transitions among students from various backgrounds. He specializes in research that challenges our understanding of interpersonal and structural influences on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and career

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Dillon, University of Washington; EC Cline, University of Washington Tacoma; Emese Hadnagy, University of Washington Tacoma ; Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amanda K Sesko, University of Washington Tacoma; Rebecca N Sliger, Tacoma Community College; Noelle Wilson

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Paper ID #41826Work in Progress: Transformation Course-Based Undergraduate ResearchExperience (T-CURE)Dr. Heather Dillon, University of Washington Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education.EC Cline, University of Washington Tacoma Associate Professor in Sciences and Mathematics, and Director of ACCESS in STEM, an NSF S-STEM supported program that supports students in natural science, mathematics, and engineering at UW Tacoma.Dr. Emese

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Anne K Flesher, Truckee Meadows Community College; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno

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. Second, we were challenged by the requirement that we must focus on educationalresearch, rather than the practical concerns of improving the “student professional formationexperience,” such as, for example, improving and expanding course offerings, student successstrategies, and transfer policies. We were, however, fortunate enough to have one of the Co-PIsfrom our partner university who was trained as an engineering education researcher through anNSF Research Initiation in Engineer Formation (RIEF) grant and had experience working onresearch on an S-STEM grant. She now serves as the primary engineering education researcheron the RED project, in conjunction with expert advice on research methodology and analysisfrom one of the consultants for

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Yowell, University of Colorado Boulder; Heidi G. Loshbaugh; Nick Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder

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, Aurora University, United States – Illinois, 2018. [Online]. Available:https://www.proquest.com/docview/2384858972/abstract/CD5B029B15BE4E11PQ/1[3] H. Jabbar, L. Schudde, M. Garza, and S. McKinnon-Crowley, “Bridges or barriers? Howinteractions between individuals and institutions condition community college transfer,” TheJournal of Higher Education, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 375–398, Apr. 2022. [Online]. Available:https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2021.1953339.[4] J. Koyama and S. Desjardin, “Building bridges and borders with deficit thinking,” Educ.Real, vol. 44, p. e86415, Apr. 2019. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-623686415.[5] “Dismantling Deficit Thinking: A strengths-based inquiry into the experiences of transferstudents in and

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhuwei Qin, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; David Quintero, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University; Jenna Wong P.E., San Francisco State University; Robert Petrulis

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for student success, San Francisco State University (SFSU)has partnered with two local Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) community colleges, SkylineCollege and Cañada College. This collaboration involves developing and implementing severalstrategies through the Strengthening Student Motivation and Resilience through Research andAdvising (S-SMART) project, which is funded by the National Science Foundation's HSIImproving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program. One of the strategies developed isthe S-SMART Summer Internship Program, which offers community college students who havelimited previous research experience meaningful opportunities to engage in engineering researchwith close mentorship from faculty and peer mentors, as well as

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline Lubbe, University of Florida; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida; Justin Ortagus, University of Florida; Hope Allegra Allchin, University of Florida; Sofia Isabel Montiel, University of Florida

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah L. Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Paul Charles Bigby, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Antarjot Kaur, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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changing the grade scale, reducing the amount of material, or having theinstitution provide academic support to the students when unrealistic expectations of prior knowledge areput on the student. Looking at ways policies and practices can be changed in the classroom or throughoutthe institution allows for the potential success of more students, particularly those who are marginalized,pursuing computing.VI. References[1] J. Ma and S. Baum, “Trends in Community Colleges: Enrollment, Prices, Student Debt, and Completion,” College Board Research, Research Breif, 2015. [Online]. Available: www.luminafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/trends-in-community-colleges.pdf[2] R. D. Cox, “Complicating Conditions: Obstacles and

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University

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faculty, students,and university services.AcknowledgmentThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grantnumber 2028005 within the SSTEM program. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science Foundation.ReferencesAljohani, O. (2016). A Comprehensive Review of the Major Studies and Theoretical Models ofStudent Retention in Higher Education. Higher Education Studies, 6(2). Canadian Center ofScience and Education.Bean, J., & Metzner, B. (1985). A Conceptual Model of Non-traditional Undergraduate StudentAttrition. Review of educational research, 55(4), 485-540.http://dx.doi.org

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Ifeoluwa Adeniranye, Florida International University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Florida International University; Jingjing Liu, Florida International University

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International University (FIU). In the 2023-24 academic year, he was elected as the program chair and subsequently appointed interim chair of the American Society for Engineering Education’s student division. Before his tenure at FIU, Daniel worked in Dubai, the United Kingdom, and Nigeria, all in engineering and STEM/engineering education capacities.Dr. Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelorˆa C™s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland in 2003. He then completed a masterˆa C™s degree in engineering management at George Washington University in 2007. In 2016, he earned a PhMr. Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Florida International University Joseph

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STEM and the Two-Year College

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Martinez, Growth Sector; Gabe Hanzel-Sello; Ivanna Abreu

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. Science (New York,N.Y.), 341(6153), 1455–1456. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1240487Hora, M.T., Colston, J., Chen, Zhidong, Pasqualone, A. (2021). National Survey of CollegeInternships (NSCI) 2021 Report Insights into the prevalence, quality, and equitable access tointernships in higher education Summary findings from the pilot phase of the NSCI at 17 17colleges and universities. University of Wisconsin Center for Research on College-WorkforceTransitions.https://ccwt.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CCWT_NSCI-2021-Report.pdfHowell, L. P., Wahl, S., Ryan, J., Gandour-Edwards, R., & Green, R. (2019). Educational andCareer Development Outcomes

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeyoung Woo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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, Associate Degreefor Transfer (ADT), Associate Degree(s), transfer shock) require guidance, commitment, andpatience. For example, Kicker’s case study emphasizes that community colleges and universitiesmust work together to sustain a working partnership in establishing an effective transferpartnership [16], [18]. Other previous studies showed that if transfer policies implemented asystem that accepts upper-division courses, transfer students would have a smoother transition thatensures transfer student’s success [15]. Additionally, the Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT)“does not guarantee completion of all prerequisite courses for an intended major but will allow astudent to complete their general education courses and be in junior standing” [13

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A Adams P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Gabriel Cuarenta-Gallegos, Cuesta College

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experiential learning [17-18].Students benefit both from the opportunity to consider what their experience has been, and to learnfrom their instructor(s) how those experiences relate to the larger professional environment,thereby assimilating their experiences and increasing the chances of converting them to truelearning.To assist students in understanding why the steps they were taking were important, they were askedto keep design notebooks and submit written summaries of their work at milestone points. Thisprovided opportunities to reflect on and document the processes rather than remain only focusedon the research questions themselves. In addition, after the conclusion of the project a simple fivequestion feedback survey was administered. The

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ed Bassett, Texas A&M University; Cindy Lawley, Texas A&M University

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the Engineering Academies grew in student volume and inlocations as word spread organically throughout the state of Texas. Beginning © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024with only 92 students starting at two locations to 543 students starting as ofFall 2023’s cohort, at 9 locations. 600 543 500 417 400 420 383 386 300 279 272 200 132 100 92 0 2015 2016

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

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Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

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repurposed hot plate from the chemistry lab. A team of students further developed and refined the design throughout winter, spring, and summer 2019. The focus areas of the fall 2019 team will be to add a temperature sensing cover to the solution reservoir. The team will also work toward a user interface system that allows chemistry students to control the operating parameters and collect data without the need to understand MATLAB code.The management of the course for the second half of the term simulates the function of a smallengineering research and development company. Students start the project by reviewing finalreports of previous teams, meeting with their client(s), researching relevant components

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Pamela J Silvers, Mentor-Connect/Florence Darlington; Buffy Quinn, University of Southern Mississippi

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Exchange (HI-TEC) Conference to be held in Kansas City, MO.Further questions to be explored include how to connect with new grantees at the opportune timefor them to benefit. While new PIs for projects funded in the Small Projects for Institutions Newto ATE track are the primary target for PI 101, there are other types of ATE Project fundingawards made where the PI and Co-PI(s) have no NSF or NSF-ATE experience and can benefitfrom PI 101. Strategies for scaling up the intervention to address the needs of any first-time PIwill be explored.ReferencesAustin, C., Browne, W., Haas, B., Kenyatta, E., & Zulueta, S. (2013). Application of projectmanagement in higher education. Journal of Economic Development, Management, IT, Finance,and Marketing, 5(2

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Conner, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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, Computing, and Applied Sciences at Clemson University. His work focuses on how technology supports knowledge building and transfer in a range of learning environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Examining the motivations and experiences of transfer students participating in an undergraduate research courseAbstractIn this paper, we use both quantitative and qualitative methods to examine transfer student’s in ascholarship program to better understand their university experiences and what drives them tosucceed. The Student Pathways in Engineering and Computing for Transfers (SPECTRA)program is an NSF S-STEM (Award#1834081) that aims to aid students in their transfer fromtwo

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Md. Ali Haider, Austin Peay State University; Hossain Ahmed, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

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term.Eventually, the decision between a 2-year and a 4-year degree depends on individualcircumstances, including career aspirations, financial resources, and personal preferences. Somestudents may opt for a 2-year degree as a stepping stone to further education, while others maychoose to pursue a 4-year degree for a more comprehensive and well-rounded academicexperience.References:[1] J. L. Wood and C. S. Moore, “Engaging Community College Transfer Students,” in Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theoretical perspectives and practical approaches for diverse populations, 2015.[2] E. R. Winterer, J. E. Froyd, M. Borrego, J. P. Martin, and M. Foster, “Factors influencing the academic success of Latinx students matriculating at 2

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STEM and the Two-Year College

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu P.E., San Antonio College; Clint Taylor; Sam Ximenes, WEX Foundation; Shazia Iqbal, Rice University; Kathryn Bolish

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success of engineeringstudents in technical drawing from visualization test scores", Journal of Geometry andGraphics Vol. 6, No. 1, 2002, pp. 99- 109.[9] Veurink, N., and Sorby, S.A., “Raising the Bar? Longitudinal Study to Determinewhich Students Would Most Benefit from Spatial Training”, ASEE Annual Conference,Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 2011.[10] Sorby, S., A., Wysocki, A. F., and Baartmans, B. J., “Introduction to 3D SpatialVisualization: An Active Approach “(Book and CD), Published by Delmar CengageLearning, 2003.[11] Uttal, D.H., Meadow, N.G., Tipton, E., Hand, L.L., Alden, A.R., Newcombe, N.S.,and Warren, C., “The Malleability of Spatial Skills: A Meta-Analysis of Training Studies”,Psychological Bulletin 2013, Vol. 139, No. 2, 352–402[12

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona; Chaouki T Abdallah, Georgia Institute of Technology; Andrew Karl Koch, John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education

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concentrated on particular disadvantaged populations, they become aninequity built into societal structure; that is, they constitute a structural inequity. In the case of themarket for used cars, much has been done since the 1970’s to mitigate structural inequity, and wecan certainly learn from them in addressing inequities in the transfer student market.2.1 Expert Verification and HistoryA major contributing factor to information asymmetry in the used car market is the fact that carsare highly complex mechanical structures, making it exceedingly difficult for non-experts to assesstheir quality. One method buyers have for dealing with this is through expert verification, namely,by having a trained mechanic inspect a car prior to purchasing it.We

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STEM and the Two-Year College

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University; Hanqi Zhuang, Florida Atlantic University

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opportunities for 2- year and 4-year STEM degrees: Systemic change to support students’ diverse pathways. Committee on Barriers and Opportunities in Completing 2-year and 4-year STEM Degrees, Board on Science Education, Board on Higher Education, and the Workforce. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016.10. Malcolm, S. and Feder, M, (editors); "Multiple STEM Pathways - The National Academies Press, 2016; https://www.nap.edu/read/21739/chapter/4 [Access Date: Feburary 6, 2024]11. National Research Council, Learning science in informal environments: People, places, and pursuits. Committee on Learning Science in Informal Environments, P. Bell, B. Lewenstein, A.W. Shouse, and M. A. Feder (Eds.). Board on Science Education