Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
Building Technical Capital Among Community College Students In Advanced Technological Education
Download Building Technical Capital Among Community College Students In Advanced Technological Education full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Building Technical Capital Among Community College Students In Advanced Technological Education ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Book Synopsis Building Technical Capital Among Community College Students in Advanced Technological Education by : Armineh Noravian
Download or read book Building Technical Capital Among Community College Students in Advanced Technological Education written by Armineh Noravian and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Building Technical Capital in Community College Technology Education by : Armineh Noravian
Download or read book Building Technical Capital in Community College Technology Education written by Armineh Noravian and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of targeted efforts to expand diversity in the engineering workforce, only marginal improvements have been made in diversifying engineering education. Today, the majority of students who enroll and graduate with a bachelor's degree in engineering are white males. To meet the quantity and quality of engineers the nation needs, educators need to do two things. First, they must “tap all talent”, that is, attract a broad group of individuals who are presently under-represented in engineering. Second, educators must restructure engineering education so that students experience early in their training what engineers do on a daily basis. Because over forty percent of all four-year engineering graduates began their introductory studies in the community college, pre-baccalaureate preparation has drawn close attention. Women, racial/ethnic minorities, and low income students are well-represented in community colleges, but only a small number of these populations graduate with associate's degrees in engineering and engineering technologies. Research has shown that an interest in engineering as a career impacts persistence. Yet women and other underrepresented students are less likely than their white male peers to have been socialized to do hands-on activities or encouraged to use toys, tools, or gadgets that might promote their interest in engineering. First generation and low income community college students are underrepresented in engineering because they face barriers to entering and completing an engineering degree in four-year colleges. Research indicates that the majority of engineering students come from at least a middle-class background. Thus, for first-generation and economically disadvantaged students class is an obstacle because they lack the middle-class cultural capital needed to succeed academically. The research question for this study is the following: What is the role of problem-oriented pedagogical strategies in developing the professional identity and technical capital among community college students in advanced technological education? In this paper, we argue that lack of cultural capital can be mitigated by helping community college students acquire a professional identity. Furthermore, in addition to cultural capital, we argue that success in technology and engineering education also requires technical capital, which is experience with “tinkering,” manipulating tools, doing hands-on work, and knowing the process of solving problems that require technical solutions. Thus, we argue that to increase diversity in technology and engineering education and careers, programs should help students acquire a professional identity as well as technical capital. To understand how students might acquire a professional identity as well as technical capital, this study investigated the perspectives of students enrolled in a technician level engineering program that incorporated well-structured and ill-structured problems at a community college. The technology program at North-West Community College (NWCC) is a two-year program. In the first year, students learn fundamentals and basic low-tech skills. The learning takes place in courses that incorporate projects with well-structured problems, often with both a theoretical classroom and a lab component. In the second year, students engage in ill-structured problem solving in their technically sophisticated capstone projects that integrate the principles that students have learned during the first year and continue to learn and practice in the second year. The findings suggest that scaffolding experiences, that is, moving from very well-structured problems to ill-structured problems, allows students to develop technical capital, to form professional identities, and to succeed in pre-baccalaureate engineering education.
Book Synopsis Students at the Learning Edge by : Tim Ashlock
Download or read book Students at the Learning Edge written by Tim Ashlock and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC. Publisher : ISBN 13 :9780871173263 Total Pages :156 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (732 download)
Book Synopsis The Learning Edge by : American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC.
Download or read book The Learning Edge written by American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC. and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of several supported by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to the American Association of Community Colleges. It reviews the first seven years of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program by showcasing activities, partners, and achievements at 13 colleges. When Congress enacted legislation in 1993 establishing the ATE program, America's community colleges became the focus of a NSF effort to improve the nation's technological workforce. NSF's Division of Undergraduate Education and Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education jointly manage the ATE program. The aims of the ATE program are to improve advanced technology education, create models for other institutions, ensure that students gain strong backgrounds in mathematics and science, and generate educational products that can be applied nationwide. From its inception through the end of fiscal year 1999, the ATE program supported more than 250 individual projects and 12 national centers of excellence. The centers focus on specific technologies and serve as national resources that provide wide-ranging support to all institutions that are concerned about improvement in those specific technologies. Some of the programs described in this report achieved the following outcomes: new courses in telecommunications; new associate of arts and sciences degree and certificate program in environmental technology; and faculty development in geographical information systems, image processing, and remote sensing. Appendices contain ATE Centers of Excellence, ATE Funded Institutions, and Advisory Committee. (Contains 35 references.) (JA)
Book Synopsis Technology and Engagement by : Heather T. Rowan-Kenyon
Download or read book Technology and Engagement written by Heather T. Rowan-Kenyon and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2018 Association for the Study of Higher Education Outstanding Book Award Technology and Engagement is based on a four-year study of how first generation college students use social media, aimed at improving their transition to and engagement with their university. Through web technology, including social media sites, students were better able to maintain close ties with family and friends from home, as well as engage more with social and academic programs at their university. This ‘ecology of transition’ was important in keeping the students focused on why they were in college, and helped them become more integrated into the university setting. By showing the gains in campus capital these first-generation college students obtained through social media, the authors offer concrete suggestions for how other universities and college-retention programs can utilize the findings to increase their own retention of first-generation college students.
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309440068 Total Pages :259 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (94 download)
Book Synopsis Building America's Skilled Technical Workforce by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Building America's Skilled Technical Workforce written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-06-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skilled technical occupationsâ€"defined as occupations that require a high level of knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelor's degree for entryâ€"are a key component of the U.S. economy. In response to globalization and advances in science and technology, American firms are demanding workers with greater proficiency in literacy and numeracy, as well as strong interpersonal, technical, and problem-solving skills. However, employer surveys and industry and government reports have raised concerns that the nation may not have an adequate supply of skilled technical workers to achieve its competitiveness and economic growth objectives. In response to the broader need for policy information and advice, Building America's Skilled Technical Workforce examines the coverage, effectiveness, flexibility, and coordination of the policies and various programs that prepare Americans for skilled technical jobs. This report provides action-oriented recommendations for improving the American system of technical education, training, and certification.
Book Synopsis Developing Educational Technology at an Urban Community College by : Kate S. Wolfe
Download or read book Developing Educational Technology at an Urban Community College written by Kate S. Wolfe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses a mix of personal narratives, anecdotal evidence, and research-based findings to tell the story of a small, urban community college’s efforts to develop and nurture a Community of Practice (CoP) that would galvanize the campus’ adoption of Educational Technology. Located in one of the poorest congressional district in the United States, Hostos Community College, a Hispanic-serving institution and part of the City University of New York (CUNY), has a unique history rooted in activism, advocacy, and community outreach, and has built a reputation for technology innovation. This book is a collection of writing from faculty and staff members whose decades of experience integrating technology into the classroom pre-dates many of the official initiatives now in place at CUNY.
Book Synopsis Technology Management by : Tod Treat
Download or read book Technology Management written by Tod Treat and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain a greater understanding of technology management and what it means to the community college campus today. Effective planning, directing, control, and coordination of technological capabilities can shape and help accomplish your institution's strategic and operational objectives. Editor Tod Treat, assistant professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and contributing authors explore community college technology management from a variety of vantage points. They argue that technology management should be a strategy on par with physical, human and fiscal management. They demonstrate how technology can be used to reach students; how it plays a critical role in institutional research; how it impacts faculty and staff and how it continues to shape broad trends in teaching and learning. This is the 154th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Community Colleges. Essential to the professional libraries of presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, New Directions for Community Colleges provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.
Download or read book MentorLinks written by Ellen Hause and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Association of Community Colleges with support from the National Science Foundation created the "MentorLinks" Advancing Technological Education program to help community colleges develop or strengthen technician training programs in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. The program works with community colleges to establish connections for new ideas and relationships through networking opportunities at program meetings and national conferences; and to gain insight on building and sustaining new programs. "MentorLinks" features professional development opportunities and technical assistance for community colleges, with emphasis on mentoring relationships. Through a national grant competition, a peer review team selected seven community colleges (Albuquerque TVI Community College, NM; Flathead Valley Community College, MT; Gadsden State Community College, AL; Kentucky Community and Technical College System, KY; Lake Land College, IL; Riverland Community College, MN; and University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus, NM) and six mentors working in diverse areas of technician education to participate in a two-year grant project beginning in September 2002. Modeled after a previous pilot project, "MentorLinks" brings together community colleges seeking program support and pairs them with an experienced mentor in their disciplinary field. Mentors have strong credentials and extensive experience in planning and implementing advanced technology programs. Each college receives a total of $9,500 in direct funding for program development, and additional monies for travel support to attend national project meetings and conferences. For each of the seven "MentorLinks" community colleges, this document presents program highlights and contact information. AACC "MentorLinks" Mentor Team information is also included, followed by a list of selected Web site resources.
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Research and Science Education Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :76 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Role of Community Colleges and Industry in Meeting the Demands for Skilled Production Workers and Technicians in the 21st Century Economy by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
Download or read book The Role of Community Colleges and Industry in Meeting the Demands for Skilled Production Workers and Technicians in the 21st Century Economy written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Research and Science Education and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Technology and the Learning College by : Arend Andrew Vander Pols
Download or read book Technology and the Learning College written by Arend Andrew Vander Pols and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Taking a Big Picture Look @ Technology, Learning, and the Community College by : Mark David Milliron
Download or read book Taking a Big Picture Look @ Technology, Learning, and the Community College written by Mark David Milliron and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes trends in technology and learning that are influencing community colleges. Chapter 1, presenting results from a 3-year, 700 college study, concludes that colleges will become more learning-centered, find it difficult to maintain services and open access as student demands increase and resources shrink, form more partnerships, offer more remedial education, and be subject to more accountability mandates. In chapter 2, lessons from Maricopa County Community College (Arizona) indicate that educators must "critique, envision and create" rather than just buy technology to meet the needs of the learner. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 examine administrative, faculty and student services strategies that make use of emerging technologies. Chapters 6 describes user support models based on survey responses from 114 colleges. Chapter 7 details attributes of successful computer-based instructional programs that serve basic skills students. Chapter 8 traces the development of distance learning and its emerging role in instructional programs. Chapter 9 explores changes in culture, policies, practices and other essential college characteristics that accompany changes in technology. Chapter 10 describes technology-driven marketing strategies that help recruit students, secure funding, and enhance the institution's image. Chapter 11 explores the impact of the Internet on higher education. Contains 52 figures, 221 references and 6 survey forms. (PGS)
Book Synopsis Climate for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the United States: Role of government labs in regional development by : United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee
Download or read book Climate for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the United States: Role of government labs in regional development written by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Survey of State Legislation Relating to Higher Education by :
Download or read book Survey of State Legislation Relating to Higher Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Making Appropriations for the Departments of Transportations, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purposes by :
Download or read book Making Appropriations for the Departments of Transportations, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purposes written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Making Appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purposes by : United States. Congress
Download or read book Making Appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purposes written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
