STEMulating School Principals: Brokering Social Capital Opportunities for Student Success
Journal Title: Journal of Education and Literature - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
This article discusses the need for school principals to increase STEM opportunities in their schools to foster school achievement among students in their schools by strengthening their backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and math. The article also discusses how principals can increase STEM opportunities by building and leveraging their social capital to increase STEM opportunities in their building. Social capital theory and its essential components are explored as a means for developing strategies for principals to use in creating their own social capital. The article will discuss specific strategies that school principals can employ to develop and leverage their social capital to create positive outcomes for students in their building.
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Alisa Taliaferro
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