The Nuts and Bolts of Developing a Sustainable, Collaborative Network for STEM Transformation

IF 2.2 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Innovative Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI:10.1007/s10755-024-09720-w

Jessica R. Santangelo, Alison Hyslop, Lawrence Hobbie, Jacqueline Lee, Peter Novick, Michael Pullin, Eugenia Villa-Cuesta

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The (STEM)² Network (Sustainable, Transformative Engagement across a Multi-Institution/Multidisciplinary STEM Network) is a National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network-Undergraduate Biology Education funded project intended to bridge disciplinary and institutional silos that function as barriers to systemic change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in higher education. We utilized three foundational frameworks to develop an adaptable model that we posit is applicable across contexts. The model includes a core infrastructure that, combined with intentional self-reflection, results in an adaptable design that can be tailored to individual institutions, contexts, and goals. Herein, we describe the inception of the network, the foundational theoretical frameworks that guide network development and growth, and detail network structure and operations with the intention of supporting others in creating their own networks. We share the nuts and bolts of how we developed the (STEM)² Network, and include a supplemental network development planning guide to support others in utilizing the (STEM)² Network model to reach their own objectives.

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开发可持续的科技、教育和培训变革合作网络的要点和难点

(STEM)2 网络（跨多机构/多学科 STEM 网络的可持续、变革性参与）是一个由美国国家科学基金会研究协调网络--本科生生物学教育资助的项目，旨在弥合阻碍高等教育中科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）系统性变革的学科和机构孤岛。我们利用三个基础框架开发了一个我们认为适用于各种情况的可调整模型。该模式包括一个核心基础架构，结合有意的自我反思，形成了一个可根据各个机构、背景和目标进行调整的设计。在此，我们介绍了网络的起源、指导网络发展和成长的基础理论框架，并详细介绍了网络的结构和运作，旨在支持他人创建自己的网络。我们分享了我们如何开发 (STEM)2 网络的具体细节，并提供了一份补充网络开发规划指南，以支持其他人利用 (STEM)2 网络模型来实现自己的目标。

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Innovative Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： Innovative Higher Education is a refereed scholarly journal that strives to package fresh ideas in higher education in a straightforward and readable fashion. The four main purposes of Innovative Higher Education are: (1) to present descriptions and evaluations of current innovations and provocative new ideas with relevance for action beyond the immediate context in higher education; (2) to focus on the effect of such innovations on teaching and students; (3) to be open to diverse forms of scholarship and research methods by maintaining flexibility in the selection of topics deemed appropriate for the journal; and (4) to strike a balance between practice and theory by presenting manuscripts in a readable and scholarly manner to both faculty and administrators in the academic community.