Educators’ Perspectives on Factors Impacting STEM Achievement in Rural Indigenous Student-Serving Schools

Q4 Social Sciences The Rural Educator Pub Date : 2022-02-18 DOI:10.35608/ruraled.v43i1.1207
Annmaria De Mars, Juliana Taken Alive, Maria Burns Ortiz, Zixuan Ma, Min Wang
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This study addressed the question, “What factors do experts perceive as impacting STEM achievement of students in rural schools with predominantly Indigenous students?” A thematic analysis of interviews with 40 educators with a depth of experience identified six major themes: holistic STEM education, inclusion of local culture in STEM education, highly qualified staff, STEM curriculum and instruction, technology, and STEM funding. These themes were interrelated. Holistic education demanded more individualized curriculum and required more highly qualified staff who could adapt the curriculum and integrate technology with traditional knowledge, but these educators were harder to hire and retain due to low funding. It is emphasized that efforts to raise STEM achievement of Indigenous students attending rural schools should be embedded within consideration of the larger system, including the academic, emotional, and cultural experiences of students and financial, technological and human resources available.
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教育工作者对农村原住民学生服务学校STEM成绩影响因素的看法
这项研究解决了这样一个问题:“专家认为,在以土著学生为主的农村学校,影响学生STEM成绩的因素是什么?”对40位具有丰富经验的教育工作者的访谈进行了专题分析,确定了六个主要主题:全面的STEM教育,在STEM教育中融入当地文化,高素质的员工,STEM课程和教学,技术和STEM资金。这些主题是相互关联的。全人教育需要更个性化的课程,需要更多的高素质的员工,他们可以适应课程,将技术与传统知识结合起来,但由于资金不足,这些教育工作者很难雇用和留住。报告强调,提高农村学校土著学生STEM成绩的努力应纳入更大体系的考虑,包括学生的学术、情感和文化经验,以及可用的财政、技术和人力资源。
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The Rural Educator
The Rural Educator Social Sciences-Education
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