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Exploring factors that shape education & workplace training on essential 21st century competencies: A translational study in four high-STEM job regions

探索塑造教育的因素

基本信息

批准号：
1561686
负责人：
Matthew Hora
金额：
$ 158.91万
依托单位：
University of Wisconsin-Madison
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2016
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2016-05-01 至 2020-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1561686&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Exploring factors shape education &amp

项目摘要

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Rochester Institute of Technology will implement a collaborative project to investigate whether specific 21st century competencies are being cultivated in postsecondary classrooms and workplace training, and the cultural, organizational, and systemic factors that support or impede such practices. Researchers will also examine how educators and employers define critical workforce competencies, student and employee experiences with education/training and the transition from school to work, and types of cross-sector partnerships that bridge the gaps between higher education and STEM industries. The fields investigated include photonics, information technology, energy, and advanced manufacturing industries in four regions in the U.S. with high concentrations of STEM jobs -- Seattle, WA, Raleigh, NC, Houston, TX, and Denver, CO. The study will result in a comprehensive account of how educators in a sample of 2- and 4-year institutions as well as STEM-related industries think about and actively cultivate key 21st century competencies. It will provide empirical evidence of how and when students and employees attain transferrable skills that are critical for their success in school, life, and work.The research team will use a framework integrating field theory, cultural models theory, and systems dynamics to guide a mixed-methods study to investigate five research questions: (1) How do educators and employers define, value, and incorporate into instruction and workplace training the essential 21st century competencies of collaboration, problem solving, communication, and self-regulated learning? (2) To what degree do students engage in these competencies in the classroom? (3) How do students and employees define, value, and think they are learning about these skills?, (4) What is the nature of cross-sector relations between education and industry in each region? and (5) Which individual, organizational, and sectoral factors influence whether (a) these skills are cultivated in school and/or work, and (b) active learning techniques are utilized? A concurrent mixed-methods design will involve collecting interview data from faculty and administrators (n=80) and business owners (n=80), classroom observation data from faculty (n=64), focus group data from students (n=80) and employees (n=80), and survey data from a larger sample of educators and employers (n=464). To study instructional practices, a new module focusing on 21st century competencies will be developed for the Teaching Dimensions Observation Protocol (TDOP), and data will be analyzed using the ICAP (interactive, constructive, active, and passive modes of learning) framework. Data will be analyzed also using inductive content, social network, logistic and multiple regression, and causal network analytic techniques as appropriate to the dataset and research questions. The research team will hold one-day workshops for local stakeholders in each region, as well as a summative national conference, to present regional field data, provide training on how to integrate key 21st century competencies into existing curricula and workplace training programs, and to open new lines of communication between and among educators, employers, government, and other community members.This project is supported by NSF's EHR Core Research (ECR) program. The ECR program emphasizes fundamental STEM education research that generates foundational knowledge in three thematic areas: STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation, and STEM workforce development.

威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校和罗切斯特理工学院将实施一项合作项目，调查是否在高等教育课堂和职场培训中培养了特定的21世纪能力，以及支持或阻碍这种做法的文化、组织和系统因素。研究人员还将研究教育工作者和雇主如何定义关键的劳动力能力、学生和员工在教育/培训方面的经历以及从学校到工作的过渡，以及弥合高等教育和STEM行业之间差距的跨部门合作伙伴关系的类型。调查的领域包括美国四个地区的光电子、信息技术、能源和先进制造业，这些地区的STEM工作高度集中——华盛顿州西雅图、北卡罗来纳州罗利、德克萨斯州休斯顿和科罗拉多州丹佛市。这项研究将全面说明2年制和4年制院校以及STEM相关行业的教育工作者如何思考并积极培养21世纪的关键能力。它将提供经验证据，说明学生和员工如何以及何时获得对他们在学校、生活和工作中取得成功至关重要的可转移技能。研究团队将使用一个整合领域理论、文化模型理论和系统动力学的框架来指导混合方法研究，以调查五个研究问题：(1)教育工作者和雇主如何定义、重视并将21世纪协作、解决问题、沟通和自我调节学习的基本能力纳入教学和工作培训中？(2)学生在课堂上运用这些能力的程度如何？(3)学生和员工如何定义、重视并认为他们正在学习这些技能？(4)各地区教育与产业的跨部门关系的性质是什么？(5)哪些个人、组织和部门因素影响(a)这些技能是否在学校和/或工作中培养，以及(b)是否利用主动学习技术？一个并行的混合方法设计将包括收集来自教师和管理人员（n=80）和企业主（n=80）的访谈数据，来自教师（n=64）的课堂观察数据，来自学生（n=80）和员工（n=80）的焦点小组数据，以及来自更大样本的教育工作者和雇主（n=464）的调查数据。为了研究教学实践，将为教学维度观察协议（TDOP）开发一个关注21世纪能力的新模块，并使用ICAP（互动、建设性、主动和被动学习模式）框架分析数据。数据分析也将使用归纳内容，社会网络，逻辑和多元回归，以及因果网络分析技术，适当的数据集和研究问题。研究小组将为每个地区的当地利益相关者举办为期一天的研讨会，并举行一次总结性全国会议，以介绍地区实地数据，就如何将21世纪的关键能力纳入现有课程和工作场所培训计划提供培训，并在教育工作者、雇主、政府和其他社区成员之间开辟新的沟通渠道。本项目由美国国家科学基金会EHR核心研究（ECR）项目支持。ECR项目强调基础STEM教育研究，在三个主题领域产生基础知识：STEM学习和学习环境，扩大参与和STEM劳动力发展。