Preparing STEM Doctoral Students for Future Faculty Careers Page 1 This chapter describes
programs created to improve the preparation of future STEM faculty for their roles as educators …

Drawing on developmental networks theory, this qualitative research study explores the
professional preparation and career decision-making processes of doctoral students in the …

This familiar scene—students working in small groups on a hands-on activity—seems to be
an example of a “best teaching practices” moment. But are students engaged and fully …

Strategies for Preparing Integrated Faculty: The Center for the Integration of Research,
Teaching, and Learning Page 1 This chapter describes a comprehensive program to prepare …

The need for improved instruction in college science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) courses is a prominent national policy issue (Brewer and Smith 2011, Olson and …

Complex societal problems, concerns about the quality of undergraduate education and the
supply and talent of faculty who teach them, and questions about the quality of graduate …

Though STEM-related jobs have become a critical sector in the United States economy,
there remains a severe employment shortage of eligible workers in these fields (;). The …

Ocean sciences graduate students are embarking on an increasingly wide array of career
pathways that require teaching and/or communication skills. Traditional graduate training …

The preparation of faculty in effective teaching practices is a major means of improving the
quality of undergraduate STEM education. Most studies and initiatives concentrate on four …

We explored the value of a teaching certificate program administered by a disciplinary
teaching and learning center (TLC) and tailored specifically to the needs of graduate …