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"To understand why this Research Topic exists, it is important to recall the original goal from our call for proposals: to reorient STEM researchers and practitioners to reconsider the actual purpose of the practice of teaching and learning. Bryan Dewsbury often invokes us in his writing and talks to understand our why. As educators, we wish to provide insights, practices, and proposed theories to reflect on our WHY in STEM education—from one instructor’s empathetic approach to understanding the undergraduate student experience in gateway courses to the cultural initiation ceremonies at the disciplinary level. These components of humanism and the lens in which we see the human experience throughout a STEM ecosystem serve to bring humanistic thinking to the pedagogical praxis within STEM. We see this Research Topic as grounded in futures-oriented thinking, proactive scholarship, and equity-minded inclusive practices that will drive new conversations in STEM education toward feasible, meaningful ways to codify equity-minded higher education STEM ecosystems."
ISBN
978-2-8325-5466-1
Publication Date
9-11-2024
Publisher
Frontiers
Disciplines
Medical Education | Other Life Sciences | Other Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Science and Mathematics Education
Recommended Citation
Forsythe D, Jaswal SS, Dewsbury B and McGowan S (2024) Editorial: Centering humanism in STEM education. Front. Educ. 9:1477520. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1477520
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In Bryan Dewsbury, Susannah McGowan, Sheila S. Jaswal and Desiree Forsythe (Eds.), Centering Humanism in STEM Education.