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K-12 and University Collaboration: A Vehicle to Improve Curriculum and Female Enrollment in Engineering and Technology

K-12 and University Collaboration: A Vehicle to Improve Curriculum and Female Enrollment in Engineering and Technology

This paper describes the collaboration of Amherst Regional High School with faculty at the University of Massachusetts and Hampshire College to address the engineering and technology curricula. Plans to recruit and retain female students in this area are described including projects with an emphasis on assistive technologies and universal design as well as a variety of outreach activities between the institutions.... Show More
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stem education, workforce development, technician training, advanced technological education
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Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 18, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 18, 2016
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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English
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