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IT education for disadvantaged students - Lessons from Europe.

Ieee, O'Donnell S.
UIID-AD: 142
2004;118-125. doi: 10.1109/istas.2004.1314337.

Across the European Union, education and training in IT is seen as a way to move people experiencing disadvantage such as the unemployed, people with disabilities, immigrants, marginalized women and disadvantaged youth - into sustainable employment. All the EU...

Women in Science: Gender Similarities in Abilities and Sociocultural Forces.

Hyde JanetShibley.
UIID-AD: 1806
2007;131-145. doi: 10.1037/11546-011.

In the United States, women are underrepresented at the highest levels in the physical sciences but not in the biological sciences. In 2000, women earned 25% of the PhDs in the physical sciences, but they were near parity (43%)...

Work in progress - EPICS high school initiative.

Ieee, Oakes PWC, Turner P.
UIID-AD: 1123
2007;1601-1602.

EPICS is an innovative, nationally-recognized model for service-learning and design education where teams of students work on technology-centered projects serving the needs of the local community. Started at Purdue University in 4995 as an undergraduate program and has grown...

The myth of gender neutrality.

Dancy M.
UIID-AD: 694
2004;720:31-34.

It is well known that women are underrepresented in physics. The prevailing view is that there is a "leaky pipeline" of female physicists which has lead to a focus on providing mentors and increasing the opportunity for girls to...

Far from home: K-12 engineering as engine for equity.

Benenson Gary.
UIID-AD: 2385
2007;1-24.

This paper provides an account of how strategies and ideas from engineering education have found resonance in a very different realm--addressing the academic achievement gap among the nation's least fortunate children. Most of what follows is based on the...

The NASA Astrobiology Institute - Minority Institution Research Support Program: Strengthening the Astrobiology Community.

de la Rubia LA, Butler J, Gary T, Myles EL, Bradford K, Kirven-Brooks M, Ceballos RM, Taylor L, Bell B, Coulter G.
UIID-AD: 1005
2009;420:477-486.

This paper describes the history, purpose and successes of the NASA Astrobiology Institute Minority Institution Research Support Program (NAI-MIRS). This program is designed to provide support and training in astrobiology to a new generation of researchers from Minority Serving...

Ethnicity matters: Rethinking how Black, Hispanic, and Indian students prepare for and succeed in college.

Lee MaryJoBenton.
UIID-AD: 1875
2006;39.

This book focuses on four model programs that are highly effective in preparing students from underrepresented groups for college and in supporting these students through baccalaureate degree completion. The four model programs serve students from those ethnic groups that...

Panel session - The computing alliance of Hispanic-serving institutions: Interventions to increase Hispanic participation in computing.

Ieee, Adjouadi M, Alo R, Beheshti M, Fernandez J, Novick D, Santiago N.
UIID-AD: 858
2006;80-81.

This panel presents the Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The Alliance, developed by eight HSIs with funding from the NSF's Broadening Participation Program, seeks to increase the numbers of Hispanics in all areas of computing, including increasing the number...

Partners in transitioning to tech: Supporting students who follow nontraditional paths to engineering degrees.

Ieee, Auerbach J, Wills L, Hughes J.
UIID-AD: 799
2006;488-493.

The Partners in Transitioning to Tech (PITT) program in Georgia Tech's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) supports students from underrepresented groups who follow nontraditional paths to an ECE degree, specifically through the dual-degree program. The PITT program...

Toward a taxonomy of human strengths: Career counseling's contribution to positive psychology.

Savickas MarkL.
UIID-AD: 2136
2003;229-249.

During his term as president of the American Psychological Association, Martin E. P. Seligman identified "building human strength" as psychology's forgotten mission. Seligman asserted that, because of neglect, fundamental questions remain unanswered. To address this neglect, Seligman proposed constructing...

Pilot Summer Camps in Computing for Middle School Girls: From Organization Through Assessment.

Acm, Doerschuk P, Liu J, Mann J.
UIID-AD: 695
2007;4-8.

It is a well-known fact that women are under-represented in computing, and that trend has been worsening. In recent years, very few entering female freshmen have expressed an interest in computer science. Research has shown that girls lose interest...

Barriers and opportunities for 2-year and 4-year STEM degrees: Systemic change to support students' diverse pathways.

Policy, Global Affairs, National Academy of Engineering, Malcom S, Feder M, Division of Behavioral, Social Sciences, Education, Board on Higher Education, Workforce, National Academies of Sciences Engineering, Medicine.
UIID-AD: 4836
2016;1-214. doi: 10.17226/21739.

Nearly 40 percent of the students entering 2- and 4-year postsecondary institutions indicated their intention to major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in 2012. But the barriers to students realizing their ambitions are reflected in the fact...

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