November 1st, 2020 | RESEARCH
In November 2020, President-elect Joe Biden identified four priority areas for the incoming administration: COVID-19; climate change, economic recovery, and racial equity. These crucial areas of national interest will be the focus of media attention, policy debates, funding initiatives, and community discussions over the next four years. Will museums be part of these important conversations and initiatives? Are there opportunities for museums to affirm or to reposition their roles within the difficult public deliberations ahead? Addressing Societal Challenges through STEM (ASCs) is a research synthesis conducted by Knology with funding from the National Science Foundation (#1906556) to examine ways that science centers and museums are addressing social issues. In this paper, we look at Biden’s four priorities and share a few observations about the trends, gaps, and opportunities we see in the studies we’re examining.
Document
ILR-No-164-pg-13-17-2020-11-12.pdf
Team Members
kris morrissey, Author, KnologyTheresa Ball, Author, Knology
John Fraser, Author, Knology
Citation
Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 2642-7419
Publication: Informal Learning Review
Number: 164
Page(s): 13
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 1906556
Funding Amount: 248,792
Related URLs
Addressing Societal Challenges through STEM
Tags
Access and Inclusion: Ethnic | Racial
Audience: Administration | Leadership | Policymakers | Evaluators | General Public | Learning Researchers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Climate | General STEM | Health and medicine | Social science and psychology
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs