ERIC Number: EJ910213
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1864
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Educational Camps and Their Effects on Female Perceptions of Technology Programs
Jacobs-Rose, Christina; Harris, Kara
Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, v47 n1 p11-41 Spr 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 dancers, allowing them the opportunity to engage in hands-on-activities and competitions using new technology that was directly related to the cheerleading or dance. Each activity allowed the participants to see how technology can be used to understand and improve cheerleading/dance activities. The study compared participant's perceptions of the Cheering in the Classroom camp to the perceptions of the TEAM (Technology Expanding All Minds) camp. Data were collected with the use of a Lyket-type scale through pre and post surveys. Responses from the survey calculated participants' awareness and perceptions of technology to determine the effectiveness of the Cheering in the Classroom camp. Results of the study indicated that the cheering in the classroom camp had a more positive influence on participants perceptions of technology, leading the researcher to believe that building recruitment initiatives based upon participant personal interests can aid in positive perceptions of technology and technological careers. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Educational Opportunities, Career Exploration, Females, Extracurricular Activities, Athletics, Dance, Attitude Change, Technology, Careers, STEM Education, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Attitudes, Interests, Program Effectiveness
National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators. Web site: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JITE/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California; Illinois; Indiana; Kentucky; Michigan; Ohio
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