Initial Publication Date: September 27, 2022
About NC-FEW
Mission and Goals
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:
- Synthesize current education research on educational programming grounded in the FEW-Nexus
- Identify and promote best practices in education research on educational programming grounded in the FEW-Nexus
- Foster collaboration among community members representing diverse disciplines, fields, expertise, and institutions
- Enhance capacity for extramural funding in support of education research on educational programming grounded in the FEW-Nexus
- 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)