Authentic Research Promotes the Growth of Community College Students as Scholars

In 2005, the Business Roundtable predicted that if the United States were to maintain its position as the world's most powerful and technologically advanced nation as well as remain competitive in the global economy, it would need to double the current number of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduates by the year 2015—less than a decade from now. This is why it is important to develop innovative ways to engage community college students in science.

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This article appeared in the September 1, 2007 issue of Academic Leader.

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