-ScienceDaily Americans with more formal education fare better on science-related questions, while Republicans and Democrats are roughly similar in their overall levels of science knowledge, according to a new study. […]
-U.S. News With strong industry growth predicted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and high-paying STEM majors topping the chart in the National Association of Colleges and Employers Winter […]
CBE—Life Sciences Education There has been little attention given to teaching beliefs of graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), even though they represent the primary teaching workforce for undergraduate students in discussion […]
CBE—Life Sciences Education Hybrid and online courses are gaining attention as alternatives to traditional face-to-face classes. In addition to the pedagogical flexibility afforded by alternative formats, these courses also appeal […]
-ACS Publication Quasi-experiments are common in studies that estimate the effect of instructional interventions on student performance outcomes. In this type of research, the nature of the experimental design, the […]
-Taylor & Francis Successful change efforts can sometimes result from past “failures.” While changes in administration and economic recessions halted initial efforts in our case studies of studio classroom reform, […]
-The National Academies Press Research suggests that the cultural diversity of a nation’s workforce is a key factor in its ability to innovate and compete in a global economy. This […]
-SocArXiv Quantitative performance ratings are ubiquitous in modern organizations—from businesses to universities—yet there is substantial evidence of bias against women in such ratings. This study examines how gender inequalities in […]
-Nature More than 40% of women with full-time jobs in science leave the sector or go part time after having their first child, according to a study of how parenthood […]
-CBE Life Sciences The Current Insights feature is designed to introduce life science educators and researchers to current articles of interest in other social science and education journals. In this installment, I highlight three diverse […]
