STEM the tide : reforming science, technology, engineering, and math education in America /
David E. Drew ; foreword by Alexander W. Astin.
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2011.
- xiv, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-234) and index.
America's place in the world -- The achievement gap -- Effective leadership, careful evaluation -- Teachers -- Mentors and high expectations -- College access and the STEM pipeline -- The value of a college education in the global economy -- Supporting university research.
Science--Study and teaching--Government policy--United States. Technology--Study and teaching--Government policy--United States. Engineering--Study and teaching--Government policy--United States. Mathematics--Study and teaching--Government policy--United States. Science and state--United States. Technology and state--United States.