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RICHARDS University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA  \nBACKGROUND AND CONTEXT  \nThis special issue of Advances in Engineering Education explores recent developments in P-12 Engineering Education. It includes papers devoted to research and practice, and reports some of the most exciting work in the field today. In our Call of Papers, we solicited two types of papers: Research papers and Practice papers. The former would include research on P-12 student learning and on teacher education and professional development. The latter would focus on innovative practice by teachers and/or by engineers and university programs. However, papers in both categories had tobe true “advances” with an applications orientation. We anticipated a few dozen submissions and a quick review process. We were surprised, delighted and overwhelmed by the response; we received over 60 abstracts by the deadline and several appeals after it. The first round of reviews narrowed our pool to about 30 authors who were asked to submit full papers for review. When the 14 final papers were accepted, we worked with the authors to adapt their articles to the unique features of AEE – in particular, its on-line presence and multimedia focus.  \nIn this introductory essay, we provide a look at the emerging field of P-12 Engineering Education; indicate why precollege outreach is necessary; review the history of the field including the roles of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and reflect on where we are now and how the field may develop in the future.  \nNATIONAL CRISIS IN STEM  \nIn the late 1950s and early 1960’s, the Soviet Union shocked United States with two advances in space: the first satellite (Sputnik, 1957) and the first person in space (Yuri Gagarin, Vostok 1, 1961) .  \nSUMMER 2012 1  \nADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION  \nP-12 Engineering Education Research and Practice  \nThese events fueled the perception that the United States was behind in science and technology, and that significant action was needed to remedy the situation. Although there had been attempts to reform science and mathematics education in the 1950s, these events led us to consider a national agenda for science and mathematics education. For a few years, we had a sense of urgency and concern, and committed resources and attention to these fields. (Unfortunately, many feel that same sense is currently lacking, although the papers in this issue describe some very exciting, optimistic happenings. )  \nOver the years since, we have seen a large number of educational reforms and pedagogical experiments, but also continued reports critical of education at all levels but especially P-12 STEM education: A Nation at Risk; Before it’s too late!; Rising above the Gathering Storm; and Rising above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5. Leaders and policy makers at all levels of government, industry, and education recognize the problems, and agree that fundamental changes need to occur to advance STEM education and encourage the pursuit of careers in these areas. President Obama has called for educating 10,000 additional engineers a year to meet national needs. (Indeed, enrollments in undergraduate engineering have, in fact, been steadily increasing according to the ASEE. )  \n[http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/](http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/)files/microsites/ostp/pcast-stem-ed-final. pdf   \n[http://www computerworld](http://www computerworld) com/s/article/9217624/Obama We don t have enough  \n . .   \nengineers  [http://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/publications/college-pro](http://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/publications/college-pro)files  \nA","cbCaiv1Bx3zdi2DT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiv1Bx3zdi2DT","pdf",681709,"English","# Background and Context\n## National Crisis in STEM\n## Challenges in STEM Education","[{\"question\":\"What kinds of papers were solicited for the special issue?\",\"answer\":\"Two types were solicited: research papers focused on P-12 learning and teacher education/professional development, and practice papers highlighting innovative approaches by teachers and/or engineers and university programs. 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