Exploring the Alignment Among Employer Expectations for STEM Skills and the Design of Education Curricula and Interventions

探索雇主对 STEM 技能的期望与教育课程和干预措施的设计之间的一致性

基本信息

批准号：
1348648
负责人：
Matthew Hora
金额：
$ 52.6万
依托单位：
University of Wisconsin-Madison
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2013-09-01 至 2016-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1348648&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Exploring Alignment Among Employer Expectations

项目摘要

EHR Core ResearchWorkforce DevelopmentThis project focuses on workplace expectations for STEM related competencies and the subsequent design of educational curricula in postsecondary institutions and STEM education interventions. It responds to the need to produce empirical evidence regarding employer expectations in STEM related fields that would enable the integration of these expectations into educational practice. Thus, the project goals are to (1) identify employer expectations for the types of skills, knowledge, and competencies required for success; (2) ascertain the degree to which these expectations are integrated into the design of educational curricula and STEM education interventions; and (3) explore the implications of employer desires for hard and soft skills for the postsecondary curriculum. These issues will be examined in regard to the advanced manufacturing and biotechnology industries within the State of Wisconsin. It expands a small-scale study on these topics that was launched in 2012 by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Education and Work. That study draws on a sociotechnical theory of organizations by focusing on the ways in which successful employees are able to bring a variety of skills and competencies obtained through their education to navigate workplace complexities and maximize their performance. The PIs will use a comparative qualitative case study design where in-depth interviews

EHR核心研究工程Force开发该项目的重点是对STEM相关能力的工作场所期望，以及随后的中学机构和STEM教育干预措施的教育课程设计。它回应了关于雇主在STEM相关领域的期望，这将使这些期望能够将这些期望融入教育实践的需求。因此，项目目标是（1）确定雇主对成功所需的技能，知识和能力类型的期望；（2）确定将这些期望纳入教育课程和STEM教育干预措施的设计程度；（3）探讨雇主渴望对强度和软技能的含义。这些问题将在威斯康星州的高级制造业和生物技术行业方面进行研究。它扩展了一项针对这些主题的小规模研究，该研究由威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校教育与工作中心于2012年推出。该研究借鉴了组织的社会技术理论，专注于成功员工能够通过教育获得各种技能和能力的方式，以导致工作场所的复杂性并最大程度地提高其绩效。 PI将使用比较的定性案例研究设计，深入访谈