Preparing Teachers to Teach the STEM Disciplines in America's Urban Schools

Chapter 1. Overview of the book; Cheryl J. Craig, Paige K. Evans, and Donna W. StokesChapter 2. Overview of the teach HOUSTON program; Paige K. Evans, Cheryl J. Craig, Donna W. Stokes, and Jeffrey Morgan
Chapter 3. Collaboration between a physics professor and a physics teacher/teacher educator; Donna W. Stokes, Paige K. Evans, and Cheryl J. Craig
Chapter 4. A narrative inquiry into teaching physics as inquiry: one teacher's journey; Paige K. Evans, Donna W. Stokes, and Cheryl J. Craig
Chapter 5. Enhancing preservice teacher preparation through formal and informal learning experiences; Donna W. Stokes and Paige K. Evans
Chapter 6. Examining the impact of informal experiences on preservice teachers' self-efficacy; Paige K. Evans, Leah McAlister Shields, Mariam Manuel, Donna W. Stokes, Ha Nguyen, and Cheryl J. Craig
Chapter 7. Parents' influence on undergraduate and graduate students' entering the STEM disciplines and STEM careers; Cheryl J. Craig, Rakesh Verma, Donna W. Stokes, Paige K. Evans, and Bobby Abrol
Chapter 8. In praise of Unsung Teachers: teachers' influences on students enrolling in STEM Programs with the Intent of Entering STEM CareersCheryl J. Craig, Paige K. Evans, Rakesh Verma, Donna W. Stokes, and Jing Li
Chapter 9. The influence of professors on students enrolled in the STEM programs with the intent of embarking on STEM career; Jing Li, Paige K. Evans, Cheryl J. Craig, Donna W. Stokes, Rakesh Verma, and Gang Zhu
Chapter 10. The value of STEM scholarship grants to undergraduate and graduate students intending to study the STEM disciplines and pursue STEM careers;Jing Li, Cheryl J. Craig, Tenesha Gale, Michele Norton, Gang Zhu, Paige K. Evans, Donna W. Stokes, and Rakesh Verma
Chapter 11. Where are the teach HOUSTON preservice candidates now? Are they still in the urban teacher force?; Paige K. Evans, Mariam Manuel, Ha Nguyen, Donna W. Stokes, Cheryl J. Craig, Xiao Han, and Jeffrey Morgan
Chapter 12. Final words; Cheryl J. Craig, Paige K. Evans, and Donna W. Stokes