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Download full textDO-IT, 2009
A series of activities were undertaken to understand the underrepresentation of people with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers and increase their participation in these fields. "AccessSTEM" collaborated with key stakeholders to conduct a "Capacity-Building Institute"…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Disproportionate Representation, Disabilities, Science Education
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Direct linkStarobin, Soko S.; Laanan, Frankie Santos – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2008
Over the past few decades, community colleges have helped increase the representation of female and minority students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Flexible schedules, low tuition, proximity to jobs, and open access admissions make community colleges attractive to a diverse student body, especially…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Minority Groups, Females
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Div. of Undergraduate Education. – 1994
The Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Development Program of the National Science Foundation supports the development of courses in all disciplines to improve the quality of undergraduate courses and curricula in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. The purpose of the program in Curriculum Development in Mathematics: Calculus and…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Engineering Education, Federal Aid, Higher Education
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Education and Human Resources. – 1995
The Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program specifically addresses the education of science and engineering technicians. In 1994, the National Science Foundation, through the ATE program, awarded 58 grants to improve the quality of advanced technological education in science and engineering technology fields. This document contains…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Engineering Education, Engineering Technicians
Kuhn, Beverly T.; Jasek, Deborah – 2000
This report covers one segment of a larger professional development program for transportation professionals that addresses the need to develop a larger cadre of transportation professionals capable of designing, planning, managing, operating, and maintaining the transportation infrastructure nationwide. Three specific tasks were undertaken and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Databases, Distance Education, Engineering Education
Burger, Carol J.; Sandy, Mary L. – 1998
This booklet is intended for teachers in grades K-12, guidance counselors, school administrators, preservice teachers and their college instructors, and interested parents. The information included in this publication has been gathered from the research and programs developed and refined by hundreds of dedicated teachers and researchers in the…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education, Females
