STEM Excellence and Leadership Final Evaluation Report

May 1, 2023 | Informal/Formal Connections, Public Programs

The STEM Excellence and Leadership project (Assouline et al., 2017) was funded by the National Science Foundation from 2017 to 2023 (Award #1713123). The project was organized around a research-practice partnership (RPP) between The University of Iowa College of Education Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development (B-BC) and 11 original partner districts. This report provides an overview of the rationale and design of the STEM Excellence Project, the key findings and takeaways from the research, and future directions for raising the aspirations of rural students for success in STEM fields. The work of creating opportunities is impactful and pathways to excellence in STEM must continue for students from rural and underserved communities.

Document

STEMExcellenceandLeadership_FinalSummativeReport2023.pdf

Associated Projects

Implementing the STEM Excellence and Leadership Program to Understand the Role of Local Agency in Broadening High-Potential, Rural Students' STEM Participation and Achievement

TEAM MEMBERS

Joni Lakin

Evaluator

University of Alabama

Tamra Stambaugh

Evaluator

Whitworth University

Citation

Funders

NSF

Funding Program: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)

Award Number: 1713123

Funding Amount: $1,979,221.00

Resource Type: Evaluation Reports | Summative

Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM | Social science and psychology

Audience: Educators/Teachers | Evaluators | General Public | Learning Researchers

Environment Type: K-12 Programs | Afterschool Programs

Access and Inclusion: Rural

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