An inclusive Research Education Community (iREC) Model to Facilitate Undergraduate Science Education Reform.

ABSTRACT: Over the last two decades, there have been numerous initiatives to improve undergraduate student outcomes in STEM. One model for scalable reform is the inclusive Research Education Community (iREC). In an iREC, STEM faculty from colleges and universities across the nation are supported to adopt and sustainably implement course-based research - a form of science pedagogy that enhances student learning and persistence in science. In this study, we used pathway modelling to develop a qualitative description that explicates the HHMI Science Education Alliance (SEA) iREC as a model for facilitating the successful adoption and continued advancement of new curricular content and pedagogy. In particular, outcomes that faculty realize through their participation in the SEA iREC were identified, org

SUBMITTER: Monti DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11649309 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature