"STEM Attainment and Social Disparities: Beyond the Business of Parallel Play"
Distinguished Professor
Guest Lecture
Friday, January 28, 2011
12:00-1:30 pm
Education 2024
Abstract of Talk: STEM attainment and social disparities are part of a mutually reinforcing and interdependent process. The paradigmatic influences of academic disciplines (e.g., sociology, psychology, political science, and economics) and fields of study (e.g., mathematics education, science education, public policy, and literacy) provide important insights into domain specific components in the process. However, the intellectual fragmentation across the problem space is potentially misleading and in some cases harmful to consumers of our research—policymakers, practitioners, and other researchers. The lecture will focus on this challenge. Examples and models will be drawn from STEM education research and development. The costs and benefits of success will be highlighted.
