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Download full textBlack, Christine Kahan – 1989
Historically in the United States, few people with disabilities have enrolled in science-related courses or entered scientific careers in part because high schools and colleges have not offered accessible training to this population. This document is the teaching and resource guide that accompanies a 30-minute video program in career development…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Awareness, Demand Occupations, Disabilities
Black, Christine Kahan; And Others – 1989
Historically in the United States, few people with disabilities have enrolled in science-related courses or entered scientific careers in part because high schools and colleges have not offered accessible training to this population. This document is the teaching and resource guide that accompanies a 40-minute video program in career development…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Demand Occupations, Disabilities, Engineering
Direct linkMichaels, Sarah; Shouse, Andrew W.; Schweingruber, Heidi A. – National Academies Press, 2007
What types of instructional experiences help K-8 students learn science with understanding? What do science educators, teachers, teacher leaders, science specialists, professional development staff, curriculum designers, and school administrators need to know to create and support such experiences? "Ready, Set, Science!" guides the way with an…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Science Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedWilliams, Luther – PTA Today, 1991
Young girls, Blacks, and Hispanics have few role models in the scientific and engineering communities, so parents are crucial. National reform is underway in mathematics and science education, and parents can participate through PTAs and by working with teachers. A list of resources is included. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Equal Education
Schwartz, Wendy – 1996
Some minority and female students traditionally have not been given the help they need to enroll and succeed in mathematics and science classes. Now, however, various approaches are available to give these students the extra attention they need. Parents can help children develop an interest in science and mathematics by: (1) identifying role…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Course Selection (Students), Elementary Secondary Education
Math, Science, and Your Daughter: What Can Parents Do? Encouraging Girls in Math and Science Series.
PDF pending restorationCampbell, Patricia B. – 1992
This brochure, one in a series of four, is designed to assist parents encourage their daughters efforts related to mathematics and science. Addressing the parents in a personal manner, six sections give parents suggestions on how this can be accomplished. The first section emphasizes to parents the importance of mathematics and science in possible…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Females
