Improving the Climate for Undergraduate Teaching and Learning in STEM Fields: New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Number 117 (J-B TL Single Issue Teaching and Learning)

This volume looks at the challenges of enhancing STEM education from the perspective of these different stakeholders, including STEM instructors, academic administrators, disciplinary societies, and government policy-makers. Chapters discuss:

1. The climate for undergraduate teaching and learning in STEM fields
2. Supportive teaching and learning strategies in STEM education
3. Advancing STEM teaching and learning with research teams
4. Facilitating reforms in STEM undergraduate education: an administrative perspective
5. Discipline-based efforts to enhance undergraduate STEM education
6. The National Perspective: Fostering the Enhancement of STEM Undergraduate Education
7. Preparing STEM Doctoral Students for Future Faculty Careers
8. Climate Change: Creating Conditions Conducive to Quality STEM Undergraduate Education

This is the 117th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Teaching and Learning, which offers a comprehensive range of ideas and techniques for improving college teaching based on the experience of seasoned instructors and the latest findings of educational and psychological researchers.

Robert D. Mathieu is professor and chair of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also directs the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning.