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Download full textKuhn, 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
Transportation Education and Outreach Pilot Program Targeting Students in Grades K-12. Final Report.
Kuhn, Beverly T. – 1999
The transportation engineering profession faces a challenging future in the 21st century. Over the past decade, advances in transportation and technology applications have altered and expanded the list of knowledge, skills, and abilities that transportation professionals must have. The end result is a rapidly changing industry that needs qualified…
Descriptors: Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education, Industrial Education
Kuhn, Beverly T. – 2000
The purpose of this study was to develop a systems engineering educational module that could easily fit within existing transportation engineering undergraduate or technical courses in other engineering disciplines. The module is based on analysis of specific job roles and tasks of staff at various transportation agencies in Texas, and has three…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Kuhn, Beverly T. – 1998
This report examines issues related to transportation education, with the objective of developing and packaging transportation-related materials for use in college and university transportation education programs. The study was conducted by the Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) region, but it is expected that the results…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Careers, Colleges, Curriculum
Kuhn, Beverly T. – 1999
The Transportation Engineering Education and Outreach Program was organized to develop and disseminate educational and outreach materials that would encourage students in colleges, universities, and technical schools to select transportation as a career path and to attract more students into transportation graduate programs. The research…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Careers, College Students
Durkop, Brooke R.; Jasek, Debbie; Kuhn, Beverly T. – 2001
The feasibility and sustainability of a distance learning program at the Texas Transportation Institute, which is part of the Texas A&M University system, was investigated. A literature review and online survey of current transportation professionals were conducted to examine the market potential for a distance learning program and to identify…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Demand, Educational Media, Educational Needs
