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Celebrating Differences: A Conjoint Analysis of Senior Year Mechanical Engineering Students' Occupational Preferences
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James N. Magarian; Warren P. Seering – Research in Higher Education, 2024
Given its ongoing struggles at attaining demographic diversity and its key role in nations' economies, the engineering workforce receives considerable attention from researchers and policymakers. Yet, prior studies and STEM recruitment initiatives have often underemphasized the variety among available engineering jobs and careers. It therefore…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Private Colleges, STEM Education, Engineering
A Longitudinal Study of Equity-Oriented STEM-Rich Making among Youth from Historically Marginalized Communities
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Calabrese Barton, Angela; Tan, Edna – American Educational Research Journal, 2018
The maker movement has evoked interest for its role in breaking down barriers to STEM learning. However, few empirical studies document how youth are supported over time in STEM-rich making projects or their outcomes. This longitudinal critical ethnographic study traces the development of 41 youth maker projects in two community-centered making…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Longitudinal Studies, Ethnography, Entrepreneurship
A Longitudinal Study of Equity-Oriented STEM-Rich Making among Youth from Historically Marginalized Communities
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Calabrese Barton, Angela; Tan, Edna – Grantee Submission, 2018
The maker movement has evoked interest for its role in breaking down barriers to STEM learning. However, few empirical studies document how youth are supported over time, in STEM-rich making projects or their outcomes. This longitudinal critical ethnographic study traces the development of 41 youth maker projects in two community-centered making…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Longitudinal Studies, Ethnography, Entrepreneurship
Fish Farm Challenge Provides STEM Design Experiences for Youth
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Horton , Robert L.; House, Patty L. – Journal of Extension, 2015
In 2014, Monsanto Corporation partnered with National 4-H Council to help inspire and develop professional skills among young agriculturalists. The Ohio State University created Fish Farm Challenge, which engaged more than 8,000 youth across eight states. Youth were taught about worldwide food insecurity and the importance of aquaculture. They…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Youth Programs, Youth Opportunities, Agricultural Education
Integration of Innovative Technologies for Enhancing Students' Motivation for Science Learning and Career
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Xie, Yichun; Reider, David – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
This paper analyzes the outcomes of an innovative technology experience for students and teachers (ITEST) project, Mayor's Youth Technology Corps (MYTCs) in Detroit, MI, which was funded by the NSF ITEST program. The MYTC project offered an integration of two technologies, geographic information system (GIS) and information assurance (IA), to…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, STEM Education, Geographic Information Systems, High School Students
Educational Camps and Their Effects on Female Perceptions of Technology Programs
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Jacobs-Rose, Christina; Harris, Kara – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of Cheering in the Classroom, a four day program designed purposefully to increase female awareness and perceptions of technology fields. The camp included discipline-based activities from the 13 different programs of study based in technology. The camp targeted high school cheerleaders and…
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Educational Opportunities, Career Exploration, Females