About NC-FEW

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Mission and Goals

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The primary mission of this project is to establish NC-FEW as a hub for a networked improvement community (NIC) that will advance education research and educational programming grounded in the FEW-Nexus.

In pursuit of this mission, we are working toward five explicit goals:

1. Synthesize current education research on educational programming grounded in the FEW-Nexus
2. Identify and promote best practices in education research on educational programming grounded in the FEW-Nexus
3. Foster collaboration among community members representing diverse disciplines, fields, expertise, and institutions
4. Enhance capacity for extramural funding in support of education research on educational programming grounded in the FEW-Nexus
5. Cultivate a community identity among NC-FEW participants

Funding and Support

Funding for NC-FEW has been provided by the following:

• National Science Foundation, Grant No. 1856040 and Grant No. 2242276 (ECR-EHR Core Research)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
  • Higher Education Challenge Grants Program (Grant No. 2017-06281)
  • Multistate Research Committee, NC1207 (Grant No. 1006539)
• Network of STEM Education Centers/APLU
• Agricultural Research Division at the University of Nebraska
• Virginia Tech in the National Capital Region (NCR)