Refueling the U.S. Innovation Economy: Fresh Approaches to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education. Executive Summary.

By Robert D. Atkinson, Merrilea J. Mayo. 2010

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STEMulating Interest: A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Out-of-School Time on Student STEM Interest (2016, background): “OST STEM programs can provide hands-on learning activities, situated in a realistic context, that reflect the technological advances to which students are accustomed outside of the traditional education setting (AAAS, 2001; Gallant, 2010).”
An Informal Science Education Program’s Impact on STEM Major and STEM Career Outcomes (2020, background): “In addition to employment benefits, providing opportunities for engagement in STEM careers is a key strategy for solving societal problems such as combating disease, protecting the environment, developing new innovations, and addressing local and global needs (Atkinson and Mayo 2010), and for improv”
Expectancy-Value Models for the STEM Persistence Plans of Ninth-Grade, High-Ability Students: A Comparison Between Black, Hispanic, and White Students (2014, background): “However, a much smaller proportion of U.S. students major in the sciences or engineering compared to other countries, and 35% of the PhDs in the U.S. STEM workforce are foreign-born (Atkinson & Mayo, 2011).”