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Franchetti, Matthew – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2012
This paper summarizes the findings of a five-year study aimed at improving the retention rates of female students pursuing careers in engineering. The study analyzed a series of programs implemented at the University of Toledo. The programs involve hands-on design projects, research experiences, communication tools geared towards females,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Females, Engineering Education, School Holding Power
Rehfuss, Mark C. – Career Development Quarterly, 2009
To be consistent with narrative career theory, effective career interventions should result in changes to individuals' occupational narratives over time. This exploratory study sought to present and examine the efficacy of the Future Career Autobiography (FCA), which is a narrative tool designed to identify and measure change or lack of change in…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Intervention, Career Counseling, Career Choice
Moorman, Honor – Horace, 2009
Five months ago, the author introduced Web 2.0 technology to her students, and already, there is a story to tell. Integrating a social networking site into her teaching has been even more challenging and will prove to be even more beneficial than she could have imagined. By sharing her story, the author hopes that she can provide a road map for…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Educational Technology, Virtual Classrooms, Social Networks
Ravert, Russell D. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2009
This exploratory study examined the extent to which emerging adult college students report engaging in behaviors now because they feel they will lose those opportunities later in life. Students at a large Midwestern U.S. university (N = 248) reported how often they do or try something because they will not be able to do it later as an adult and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Drug Use, Adolescents, Travel
Motulsky, Sue L. – Counseling Psychologist, 2010
A growing body of work in relational theory and career decision making explores how relational processes, not just people's relationships but more broadly their connections to self, others, and society, inform career development and counseling. This article presents the results of a qualitative research study of midlife women in career transition…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Females, Career Change, Career Development
Lockwood, Jeff – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2008
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is one of the biggest employers of engineers in the world--about 90,000 among its own employees and its corporate partners. So it's not surprising that NASA wants kids to learn more about engineering, become interested in the things engineers do, and experience the world of engineering…
Descriptors: Engineering, Space Exploration, Astronomy, Aviation Technology
Shearer, C. Branton – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2009
The author describes the relationship between self-knowledge and career confusion among university students and discusses strategies to enhance career and academic planning. The multiple intelligences profiles of typical university students are compared with those of 82 students enrolled in 3 sequential semesters of a course titled Career…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Educational Planning, Career Change, Career Exploration
Imperatore, Catherine – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2009
Among education professionals, it is easy to find enthusiasm for multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs), more commonly known as virtual worlds. It is just as easy to find those who perceive virtual worlds as a fad with little practical use. While it is true that virtual worlds are not appropriate to every educational setting, when used well MUVEs…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Virtual Classrooms, Public Agencies
Baker, Harley E.; Styer, Jane S.; Harmon, Lenore; Pommerich, Mary – Online Submission, 2010
Developed for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Career Exploration Program, the Find Your Interests (FYI) inventory was designed to help students learn about their career-related interests. The FYI is a 90-item interest inventory based on Holland's (1973, 1985, 1997) widely accepted theory and taxonomy of career choice. The…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Career Choice, High School Students, Career Exploration
Villas-Boas, V. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2010
The Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS) elaborated the cooperative project called "The engineer of the future", with the objective of promoting science and engineering among high school teachers and students. This project aims to improve the quality of the teaching and to increase the interest of students in technological areas, leading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering, Engineering Education, Science Education
Conkel Ziebell, Julia Louise – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In an effort to understand the viability of inner-city adolescents' career choice goals, the purpose of this study was to predict relationships among person factors, environmental factors, career maturity, career decision-making self-efficacy, vocational outcome expectations, and viable career choice goals within this population. I predicted that…
Descriptors: Vocational Maturity, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Career Choice
Scott, Clifford – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2010
Each year, students come to American college and university campuses to embark on a new journey in their lives. For most, it is an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue careers in their chosen fields. For some, it is an experience encompassing much more than just acquiring knowledge and skills. For others, higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Role of Education, Outcomes of Education, School Holding Power
Carter, Erik W.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Cakiroglu, Orhan; Swedeen, Beth; Owens, Laura A. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2010
Equipping youth with and without disabilities for the world of work has been the focus of ongoing legislative and policy initiatives. The authors examined the extent to which career development and vocational activities were available to and accessed by youth with severe disabilities or emotional and behavioral disorders attending 34 urban,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, School Counselors, Educational Opportunities, Career Development
Howitt, Christine; Rennie, Leonie; Heard, Marian; Yuncken, Liz – Teaching Science, 2009
Scientists in Schools is a project funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations and managed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Education Section. This paper describes how the project is working to establish and maintain sustained and ongoing partnerships between…
Descriptors: Scientists, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, School Community Relationship
Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2009
Connecting students through technology with scientists doing research in the field has become an increasingly common practice in schools. Museums, colleges, federal agencies, and individual teachers have become more adept at putting students in direct contact with scientists, even those working in very remote locations--like aboard the NAI'A in…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Interpersonal Communication, Students, Computer Mediated Communication