For Researchers
Research Questions
- How and to what degree does the engineering design-focused program impact students’ disciplinary-based knowledge and practices in STEM and career awareness?
- How and to what degree does the engineering design-focused program impact students’ STEM interest, STEM identity, and STEM self-efficacy?
- How and to what degree does the engineering design-focused program impact teacher STEM content and pedagogical knowledge and awareness of STEM educational pathways and occupations?
Publications and Presentations
Engineering Design for Rural Middle School Students
DeSIRE – 2021 Celebration of Research Poster
DeSIRE- 2022 Celebration of Research Poster
Edwards CW , Townsend T, and Baldwin, T.B. (2021, February). Developing an Engineering Design Course for Rural Middle School Students: Implementation Strategies and Lessons Learned, Presentation at the NCSU College of Education Celebration of Research, Virtual.
Baldwin, T.B., Townsend, L., & Edwards, C.W. (2021, July). Developing an Engineering Design Course for Rural Middle School Students: Implementation Strategies and Lessons Learned. Paper presented at 2021 American Society for Engineering Education Virtual Annual Conference.
Edwards CW , Townsend L, and Baldwin, T.B. (2021, June). “They Become the Lifeline”: An Instrumental Case Study of Engineering Design Course Implementation in Rural North Carolina during Covid-19, Presentation at the Conference on Academic Research in Education, Virtual.
Edwards CW , Townsend T, Vandenberg, J. and Baldwin, T.B. (forthcoming). Developing STEM Identity in Rural Audiences through Community-based Engineering Design (DeSIRE): Year 1 Research Brief. Raleigh, NC. Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at the NC State University College of Education.
McCoy, D, Bowser, A. and Baldwin, T.B. (2021, October). Preparing Middle School Teachers for Engineering Design Course Implementation at Two Rural NC Schools during COVID-19. Presentation at the Bridging the Gap Conference, Virtual.