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St. John, Mark; Castori, Pam – Inverness Research, 2014
The Akamai Workforce Initiative (AWI) is a program that seeks to develop a skilled local STEM workforce to meet the needs of Hawai'i's growing high-tech industry. Launched as an internship program in 2002, AWI is the result of a long-term collaboration among the University of California Santa Cruz's Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators…
Descriptors: Program Design, Program Descriptions, Educational Development, Labor Force Development

Hooper, Eric J.; McCarthy, Donald W. – Mercury, 1993
Explains the nature of the Advanced Astronomy Camp (AAC), which is held at an observatory at the University of Arizona. For one week, students are immersed in doing science and engineering, using modern astronomical equipment under the guidance of scientists and graduate students. (DDR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Engineering Education, Enrichment Activities, Partnerships in Education
McComas, William F. – 1993
This study examines the role of a 6- or 8-week summer university laboratory internship for 56 high ability secondary students in developing the views of these students with respect to the nature of science. Students were assessed using a gender-neutral version of the Test on Understanding Science (TOUS) as part of a pretest-posttest research…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Internship Programs, Laboratory Training
A Case Study of a Science and Mathematics Day Camp as Experienced by Seven Girls from Rural Georgia.
Schriver, Martha L.; And Others – 1995
The focus of this study was a science and mathematics day camp for Girl Scouts in a rural Georgia county, the goal of which was to help girls "discover" themselves as competent participants in science and mathematics. During the camp, Brownie Junior and Cadet Girl Scouts from Bulloch County interacted with women faculty on the campus of Georgia…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Mathematics Education, Questionnaires
Hawkridge, David G. – 1970
The University of Great Britain will soon open, with an enrollment of 25,000 students. Within three years, 40,000 undergraduate students are expected. The instructional system of the Open University is unique: it employs a multimedia approach and stresses the interdisciplinary nature of the foundation courses. Weekly radio programs and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Centers, Broadcast Television, Correspondence Study