Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: How can we get more young people engaged in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) while also ensuring that academia and industry of the future have a diverse workforce? The answer to this question is not straightforward and is a topic of rather extensive research. One thing is for sure: to boost student excitement in STEM, early exposure is needed. Outreach programs play a significant role in this regard, where STEM role models engage with school-age students to spark their interest and illuminate career paths that students may have not been aware of to date. Remarkably, the significance of engaging Young Professionals (YPs) in these outreach programs is twofold as the process benefits not only the student participants but also the YPs themselves. And although the benefits to student participants might be obvious and typically the focus of most outcome metrics, the benefits to YP volunteers are well worth emphasizing.
Author: Asimina Kiourti
Institution: The Ohio State University
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4200297461