New directions of STEM research and learning in the world ranking movement : a comparative perspective /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan US,
2018.
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| Series: | International & development education.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Preface: The Impact of STEM Research in a Knowledge-Based Society and the Need of Integrated Study of STEM and Other Disciplines; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Series Editors' Introduction; Chapter 1 Educational Policy Across the World: How STEM Disciplines Deal with Twenty-First Century Learning Outcomes and Challenges; Introduction; Science and Technology Policies Around the World; US STEM Education Policies; Australian STEM Education Policies; English STEM Education Policies; Japanese STEM Education Policies.
- Twenty-First Century Learning Outcomes and STEM EducationStanford University Bing Overseas Studies Program (BOSP); Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 STEM and the History of the University Ranking Movement: Contextualizing Trends in Methodologies and Criteria; Men of Science and Their Universities; Graduate School Rankings; The Ranking Explosion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 STEM and Underrepresented Populations: What's at Stake; Women and STEM; Racial and Ethnic Minorities and STEM; The Economically Disadvantaged and STEM; Working Toward the "Best-Case" Scenario; References.
- Chapter 4 Exploring the Relationship Between STEM Research and World Higher Education Rankings: The Case of TaiwanIntroduction; University Types and Students in Taiwan: Statistical Trends of the Technology Field and Other Fields; Top Four Universities' Rankings and Annual Research Funds of Research Divisions in MOST of Taiwan; Comparison of Ranking Indicators of Three World Higher Education Rankings; Comparison of Research Publication Outcomes of STEM and Non-STEM Fields in Taiwan, China, Japan, and the USA.
- Programs and Strategies for Linking STEM with Other Disciplines in Higher Education in TaiwanConclusion; References; Chapter 5 Finding the Humanities in STEM: Anthropological Reflections from Working at the Intersection; An Ethnographic Opening; Looking Back to Cybernetics; An Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Ecology; The Ecology of the Contemporary Moment; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 Developing Global Competencies Through Interdisciplinary Studies: Why Collaboration Is Important Between STEM and Non-STEM Students; Introduction; Globalization and STEM Demand.
- STEAM: The Rise of a Symbiotic RelationshipThe University of Tsukuba, Empowerment Informatics Program; Global Competency and the EMP Program; Student Engagement; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 Not Just a Technical Problem: The Intersections of STEM and Social Science in Addressing Global Poverty; Introduction; Between Disciplines; Disciplines and Development; Methods; Data Collection; Analysis and Trustworthiness; Findings; Social Problems and Academic Solutions; Poly-Epistemological; Conclusion; References.