Spatial inequalities leave micropolitan areas and Indigenous populations underserved by informal STEM learning institutions

Author:

Short Rachel A.1ORCID,Struminger Rhonda1ORCID,Zarestky Jill2ORCID,Pippin James1ORCID,Wong Minna3,Vilen Lauren2ORCID,Lawing A. Michelle1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.

2. School of Education, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.

3. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.

Abstract

Investments in informal STEM should target underserved counties to reach populations underrepresented in STEM careers.

Funder

National Science Foundation

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

International Union of Biological Sciences

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University

Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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