The Roles Parents, Educators, Industry, Community, and Government Play in Growing and Sustaining the STEM Workforce

Authors

  • Sam Zaza Middle Tennessee State University
  • Amy Harris Middle Tennessee State University
  • Murat Arik Middle Tennessee State University
  • Patrick Geho Middle Tennessee State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v19i8.2677

Keywords:

Higher Education, STEM, Parents, Educators, Industry, Community, Government

Abstract

This study was conducted to shed light on the perspectives of business leaders regarding the roles that various stakeholder groups (parents, educators and schools, industry and community partners, and government) should play in establishing and maintaining the supply of skilled STEM workers. A field survey methodology was employed to survey over 1,000 business executives and managers located throughout the southeastern United States. Their responses to open-ended survey questions were analyzed using textual analysis with topic modeling to reveal probabilistic thematic coverage, explore factors that may lead to more STEM-capable graduates, and ultimately a sustained STEM workforce. Results indicate that business leaders envision roles for all key stakeholder groups and that finding a successful solution will require interaction among the stakeholder groups if we are to be successful in creating a sustained pipeline of STEM talent.

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Published

2019-12-30

How to Cite

Zaza, S., Harris, A., Arik, M., & Geho, P. (2019). The Roles Parents, Educators, Industry, Community, and Government Play in Growing and Sustaining the STEM Workforce. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 19(8). https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v19i8.2677

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