"Luftmensch," literally meaning "air person," is the Yiddish way of describing someone who is a bit of a dreamer. Did You Know? The word "infant" comes from the Latin word "infans" which literally means "unable to speak; speechless." ...
In this study, we examine the narrated and embodied identities-in-practice of non-White, middle school girls who articulate future career goals in STEM-related fields. For these girls who desire an STEM-related career, we examine the relationships between their narrated...
It is overwhelming to see the growth of studies using stem cells derived from adipose tissue in other fields as well. This is promising for the health industry across the world and shows the great expansion in the knowledge of scholars and researchers. Further improvements in studies and ...
Interpretivism was the study’s theoretical perspective as knowledge is relative in contextual meaning with self-reflexivity, culture, and time (Scotland 2009) on women leadership in Africa. The emerging patterns were considered and compared with theories that are already in existence (Creswell 2009)....
"The STEM fields continue to be in high demand, leading to strong, positive outcomes," says Wendy Winter-Searcy, director of the career center at Colorado School of Mines. STEM disciplines span many academic departments, meaning a wide range of available majors for students. Listed below are...
In contrast to connections developed through interpersonal relationships, science identity is more focused on the individual student. Science identity as defined in this study is related to one’s personal connection to their field, meaning science is closely connected to their sense of self. Our def...
However, not all patients respond and the MSCs may provide potent effects in 40–50% of patients, meaning there is much more to understand about MSC therapy in patients. This may not be so different from the published clinical trial results from any cellular therapy under development but ...
construct and coordinate units has been found to have far-reaching implications for their ability to develop sophisticated understandings of key middle-grade mathematical topics such as fractions, ratios, proportions, and algebra, topics that form the base of understanding for most STEM-related fields...
intent and meaning was understood and accurately interpreted (Manning,1997). To the authors’ knowledge this is one of, if not the only, attempt to capture perceptions of stereotypes applied to the public communication activities of women in STEM. Therefore the intent of this analysis is to pres...
(Bennett & Monahan, 2013), and activity structures for enhancing teamwork and sharing knowledge represents collaborative meaning making (Brown & Antink-Meyer, 2017; Kurti, Kurti, & Fleming, 2014). While many of the activities that occur in makerspaces display a commitment to constructivist ...