TY - JOUR
T1 - Building better bridges into stem
T2 - A synthesis of 25 years of literature on stem summer bridge programs
AU - Ashley, Michael
AU - Cooper, Katelyn M.
AU - Cala, Jacqueline M.
AU - Brownell, Sara E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Bowling Green State University: Academic Investment in Math and Science (AIMS) Summer Bridge Program Claremont Colleges: Summer Science Immersion Program (SScIP) College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University: Future Chemists Scholarships and Support (FoCuS) Program Kapiolani Community College (KCC): School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technol- ogy (SOEST) Summer Bridge: HaKilo Louisiana State University (LSU): Biology Intensive Orientation for Students (BIOS) Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Discover Engineering Middle Tennessee State University: Precollege summer bridge program Monmouth College: Summer Opportunities for Intellectual Activities (SOFIA) program Ohio State University: National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Talent Expansion Program (OSTEP) and Pre-Freshman and Co-operative Education (PREFACE) program
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 M. Ashley, K. M. Cooper, et al.
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - Summer bridge programs are designed to help transition students into the college learning environment. Increasingly, bridge programs are being developed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines because of the rigorous content and lower student persistence in college STEM compared with other disciplines. However, to our knowledge, a comprehensive review of STEM summer bridge programs does not exist. To provide a resource for bridge program developers, we conducted a systematic review of the literature on STEM summer bridge programs. We identified 46 published reports on 30 unique STEM bridge programs that have been published over the past 25 years. In this review, we report the goals of each bridge program and whether the program was successful in meeting these goals. We identify 14 distinct bridge program goals that can be organized into three categories: academic success goals, psychosocial goals, and department-level goals. Building on the findings of published bridge reports, we present a set of recommendations for STEM bridge programs in hopes of developing better bridges into college.
AB - Summer bridge programs are designed to help transition students into the college learning environment. Increasingly, bridge programs are being developed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines because of the rigorous content and lower student persistence in college STEM compared with other disciplines. However, to our knowledge, a comprehensive review of STEM summer bridge programs does not exist. To provide a resource for bridge program developers, we conducted a systematic review of the literature on STEM summer bridge programs. We identified 46 published reports on 30 unique STEM bridge programs that have been published over the past 25 years. In this review, we report the goals of each bridge program and whether the program was successful in meeting these goals. We identify 14 distinct bridge program goals that can be organized into three categories: academic success goals, psychosocial goals, and department-level goals. Building on the findings of published bridge reports, we present a set of recommendations for STEM bridge programs in hopes of developing better bridges into college.
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U2 - 10.1187/cbe.17-05-0085
DO - 10.1187/cbe.17-05-0085
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29146667
AN - SCOPUS:85035004547
SN - 1931-7913
VL - 16
JO - CBE life sciences education
JF - CBE life sciences education
IS - 4
M1 - es3
ER -