ERIC Number: ED540587
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Apr
Pages: 16
Abstractor: ERIC
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TECHcitement: Advances in Technology Education, 2008
Patton, Madeline
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1)
This publication presents the following articles: (1) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Develops Student Recruitment and Retention Strategies; (2) Marketer Advises Tech Educators Appeal to Teens' Emotions, Desires to Do Something Important; (3) Digital Bridge Academy Gets At-Risk Students on Paths to Knowledge-Based Careers; (4) Project Technology Learning Community's (TLC's) Attentiveness Engages Students in Technical Education; (5) Female Students' Recommendations for Recruiting Women to STEM Careers; (6) Greenville Tech Uses Virtual Reality to Improve Aircraft Maintenance Program and Its Recruitment Efforts; (7) Pennsylvania Project Focuses on Middle School Students; (8) RapidTech Readies Students, Faculty for New Manufacturing Technologies; (9) Interactive Online Program Meets Energy Technicians' Needs; and (10) Repackaging, Recruiting, and Infusing Photonics and Robotics Revives Indian River Community College's Electronics Program. [For the 2007 "TECHcitement," see ED499831.]
Descriptors: Technology Education, STEM Education, Community Colleges, Human Capital, Student Recruitment, Skilled Workers, Technical Education, Partnerships in Education, Attachment Behavior, Identification (Psychology), Student Interests, Student Motivation, Transitional Programs, At Risk Students, Social Support Groups, Aviation Mechanics, Equipment, Computer Simulation, Skilled Occupations, Females, Mathematics Skills, Science Process Skills, Middle School Students, Parent Influence, Technological Advancement, Power Technology, Sustainable Development, Electronics, Robotics, Careers
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Authoring Institution: American Association of Community Colleges
Identifiers - Location: California; Florida; North Dakota; Pennsylvania
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