Research & Publications

Exploring the gender differences in how children develop early interest and understanding in engineering can provide useful information for the ongoing efforts to address the low numbers of women who pursue engineering careers...

Research on teaching practice has recently gained attention as an effective lever for improving student engagement and achievement...

Over the past decade, there has been an increasing focus on integrated STEM learning environments, where students are typically asked to engage with more than one STEM discipline in order to solve a specific problem situated within a real-world context...

Increased attention to STEM education in schools highlights on-going trends both for young people and adults of inequities within STEM contexts...

School leadership is critical to student success, instructional capacity, and school culture.  In many schools, teachers assume leadership responsibilities centered on developing the instructional capacity of faculty while promoting a collective leadership model...

Recent trends in education, including Catholic schools, have increased the visibility and engagement in STEM education in our nation’s schools. However, the field lacks a robust research literature on the ways in which STEM integrates with the existing Catholic identity of schools...