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Outreach Initiatives Operated by Universities for Increasing Interest in Science and Technology
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Gumaelius, Lena; Almqvist, Monica; Árnadóttir, Anna; Axelsson, Anders; Conejero, J. Alberto; García-Sabater, José P.; Klitgaard, Lene; Kozma, Cecilia; Maheut, Julien; Marin-Garcia, Juan; Mickos, Henrik; Nilsson, Per-Olof; Norén, Agneta; Pinho-Lopes, Margarida; Prenzel, Manfred; Ray, Johanna; Roxå, Torgny; Voss, Mirjam – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
Since the 1990s, the low number of students choosing to study science and technology in higher education has been on the societal agenda and many initiatives have been launched to promote awareness regarding career options. The initiatives particularly focus on increasing enrolment in the engineering programmes. This article describes and compares…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Universities, Science Interests, College Programs
"Discover, Understand, Implement, and Transfer": Effectiveness of an Intervention Programme to Motivate Students for Science
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Schütte, Kerstin; Köller, Olaf – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Considerable research has focused on how best to satisfy modern societies' needs for skilled labour in the field of science. The present study evaluated an intervention programme designed to increase secondary school students' motivation to pursue a science career. Students from 3 schools of the highest educational track participated for up to 2…
Descriptors: Science Education, Student Motivation, Statistical Analysis, Intervention
Applied Work-Based Learning at the State University of New York: Situating SUNY Works and Studying Effects
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Wagner, Alan; Sun, Ruirui; Zuber, Katie; Strach, Patricia – Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2015
This report focuses on one of the State University of New York's (SUNY's) applied learning initiatives that includes work-based activities, e.g., co-ops, internships, work study, and clinical placement (SUNY Works). With funds from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, SUNY asked the Rockefeller Institute of Government to examine applied…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Work Experience Programs, Private Financial Support, Educational Finance
Technology Education for Children in Primary Schools in Finland and Germany: Different School Systems, Similar Problems and How to Overcome Them
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Rasinen, Aki; Virtanen, Sonja; Endepohls-Ulpe, Martina; Ikonen, Pasi; Ebach, Judith; Stahl-von Zabern, Janine – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2009
Even if the results of international student assessment studies such as PISA or TIMSS show that girls have been catching up in mathematics and natural sciences, there are still remarkable gender differences in the number of males and females studying and working in the technological fields after basic education. Technology is still a…
Descriptors: Females, Early Childhood Education, Motivation, Foreign Countries
Perceptions of ICT Careers in German Schools: An Exploratory Study
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von Hellens, Liisa; Clayton, Kaylene; Beekhuyzen, Jenine; Nielsen, Sue H. – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2009
This paper reports on an exploratory investigation of the perceptions of information and communication technology (ICT) as a field of study and work in German secondary schools. A total of 160 students from five secondary schools in Lower Saxony participated in the study in February 2007, and four teachers of the students were interviewed. The…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education