The Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) program advances
the goal of broadening the participation and achievement of
postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM. This effort is
realized by making strategic investments in educational and
institutional Model Building and in basic and applied Broadening
Participation Research in STEM Education (BPR). Model Building projects
develop, replicate, translate and utilize innovative educational and
institutional capacity building models to broaden the participation of
postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM fields. Models employ
evidence-based educational exemplars that improve the learning,
participation, persistence and graduation of students with disabilities
in associate, baccalaureate and graduate STEM degree programs. BPR
projects promote efforts to understand the underlying issues
contributing to the differential learning, participation and graduation
rates of post-secondary students with disabilities in STEM. Particular
emphasis is placed on contributing to the knowledge base by
investigating the STEM learning characteristics and differences of
post-secondary students with disabilities. Educational research about
students with disabilities in STEM is advanced by studying the
educational and pre-professional experiences that influence student
interest, academic performance, retention and persistence in degree
programs, degree completion and career choices. RDE projects contribute
to closing the achievement gaps for post-secondary students with
disabilities in STEM fields, including students enrolled in community
colleges, baccalaureate degree programs and graduate schools.
Amount: Varies
Date due: June 1, 2012
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