Entanglements among humans, nonhuman objects, and spatial matter in a research site necessitate greater attention to the interwoven and sometimes invisible connections across relational bodies. This piece comments on how reevaluating approaches to participant observations in qualitative research can lead to better understandings of the dynamic…

The humanities have the potential to enhance STEM curriculum in career-oriented professional degree programs. As part of a larger college-wide initiative to develop interdisciplinary curricula, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a grant to New York City College of Technology to explore the relationship between the humanities…

The study presented here addresses the question of how time spent viewing and playing with PBS KIDS educational, non-commercial media at home, in family settings, can foster positive outcomes for children and parents/caregivers. The study focused on PEG+CAT, a first-generation transmedia program designed to promote children's mathematics and…

The study presented here addresses the question of how time spent viewing and playing with PBS KIDS educational, non-commercial media at home, in family settings, can foster positive outcomes for children and parents/caregivers. The study focused on PEG+CAT, a first-generation transmedia program designed to promote children's mathematics and…

We are on a threshold of a revolution in technology education where human knowledge is increasing at an extremely rapid rate. In the wake of these technological advancements, the required workforce skills and competencies are constantly changing. This combination of human knowledge and technological advancements is placing a demand on educators to…

Library facilities and services for 60,000 users in the fields of astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, engineering, mathematics, and, to some extent, architecture, in the New York City Metropolitan area are the subject of this report. Recommendations for cooperative library efforts to improve resources, services, and organization and…

Discusses the role of computer technology and Web sites in expanding social networks. Focuses on the New Deal Network using two examples: (1) uniting a Julia C. Lathrop Housing (Chicago, Illinois) resident with a university professor; and (2) saving the Hugo Gellert art murals at the Seward Park Coop Apartments (New York). (CMK)

Discusses the New York World's Fair that opened on April 30, 1939 and focuses on such issues as the role of technology at the Fair, the different exhibits that were included, and effects of the real events of 1939-1940. Includes teaching activities and a list of teaching resources (print and Web sites). (CMK)

Gateway to Higher Education program provides selected minority students from New York City public high schools with rigorous preparation for college and careers in medicine, science, engineering, technology. The program is described and students' graduation rates, career plans, other program outcomes are discussed. A correlation has been…