The quality of undergraduate education in science, technology,engineerig, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been a nationalconcern since the time of Sputnik. In spite of many reports on thestate of STEM undergraduate education and multiple reform efforts,time-worn patterns of instruction persist in many STEM classroomsand laboratories. It is increasingly clear that major improvementsto STEM undergraduate education require the interest and activeengagement of key stakeholders, including STEM instructors,academic administrators, disciplinary societies, and governmentpolicy-makers. This volume looks at the challenges of enhancing STEM educationfrom the perspective of these different stakeholders, includingSTEM instructors, academic administrators, disciplinary societies,and government policy-makers. Chapters discuss: The climate for undergraduate teaching and learning in STEMfields Supportive teaching and learning strategies in STEMeducation Advancing STEM teaching and learning with research teams Facilitating reforms in STEM undergraduate education: anadministrative perspective Discipline-based efforts to enhance undergraduate STEMeducation The National Perspective: Fostering the Enhancement of STEMUndergraduate Education Preparing STEM Doctoral Students for Future FacultyCareers Climate Change: Creating Conditions Conducive to Quality STEMUndergraduate Education In each of these chapters, contributors provide an illuminatinganalysis of problems facing STEM education and suggest actionsneeded to strengthen STEM undergraduate education in a time whenscience and technology competence are more important than ever. Thestrategies advanced in this volume should be key elements of thecoordinate, system effort necessary to implement lasting reform ofSTEM undergraduate education. This is the 117th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly reportseries New Directions for Teaching and Learning,which offers a comprehensive range of ideas and techniques forimproving college teaching based on the experience of seasonedinstructors and the latest findings of educational andpsychological researchers.