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Narrative Holes in STEM Storytelling: A Field Frame Analysis

The field of STEM learning advocacy is growing - but are we telling the full story? This study of organizational communications finds what we're leaving out.
Author(s)
Moira O’Neil, Abigail Haydon, Adam Simon
Published
February 13, 2014
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This report analyzes materials from 22 organizations that are currently advocating for STEM education reform in both formal and informal contexts. Analysis identifies three dominant narratives that STEM organizations are employing to argue for reform, and assesses the impacts of these stories on public thinking about STEM learning.

Issues
Child and Adolescent Development Education Equity Science Communication
Countries
United States

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