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ERIC Number: ED191701
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1980
Pages: 159
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Beating the Numbers: A Math Careers Program Handbook. How to Organize a Basic Mathematics and Counseling Program to Help Women Improve Their Job Options.
Breymann, Ferol
This handbook gives directions and suggestions for planning and delivering a Math Careers Program for urban women with high school diplomas or General Equivalency Diplomas (GEDs) in a continuing education setting and suggests other settings. The Math Careers Program is designed with a basic assumption that as women's mathematical achievement increases, so do their confidence and comprehension. The goals of the program are: (1) to develop mathematics skills appropriate to one's career choice; (2) to increase awareness of the occupational applications of these skills; (3) to improve one's self-concept; and (4) to broaden one's career aspirations. The Math Career Program can be adapted to high school or college programs, corporate training sites, technical schools, and community-based criminal justice programs. The handbook includes a bibliography of mathematics, counseling, and career information; a 16-week lesson-plan model; eight counseling workshops; and occupational math modules representing traditional and non-traditional careers and a variety of job levels. (MP)
EDC/WEEAP Distribution Center, 55 Chapel St., Newton, MA 02160 ($5.50; For orders under $20.00, add 20% of the cost to cover shipping; Payment must accompany order).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Women's Educational Equity Act Program.
Authoring Institution: Boston Community School Board, Inc., MA.; Boston Univ., MA. School of Education.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Note: Not available in hard copy due to copyright restrictions.