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This 14-page report, written by Dorothy Bennett, discusses the experiences of five female pre-engineering students at a specialized science high school. Observations and interviews revealed that "there are a number of cultural and psychological pressures that they contend with on a regular basis in...

This paper, from Lesta A. Burgess, Assistant Professor in the Industrial Technology Department at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, covers the online courseware tool WebCT, and its use in technology education classrooms. The paper gives some background to both distance learning as well...

This webinar, from the Necessary Skills Now Network, discusses STEM technology employability skills. The webinar shares the "findings of a multi-year research project promoting the development of STEM tech employability skills-a review of practices and needs in the ATE community, led by SRI...

This 5-page paper, provided by the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science, discusses a computer game that uses techniques such as gender-neutral characters and storytelling to help get female and male students interested in higher-level mathematical and strategic...

This 104-page paper, published by the National Academies Press, presents the summary of a symposium on careers of women in science. The symposium was organized into three areas: one focusing on the next generation; a second that looks in depth at the issues in computer science; and a third on...

This presentation by Richard Murnane of the Harvard Graduate School of Education was given to the Workshop on Assessment of 21st Century Skills, held in January 2011. In it, Murnane addresses the following: 1) What is unique in the 21st century that makes these skills especially valuable in the...

This document reports on how key stakeholders in work force preparedness nationwide are responding to pressures of the skills race. Part 1 presents an overview of the skills challenge and the economic and social consequences of failing to meet the challenge. Part 2 examines the impact of the skills...

This literature review covers 300 articles on women in engineering and women's access and preparation for engineering careers. The review is also applicable to working women in general. Topics include work/life balance, pathways to an engineering career, work force issues that impact women...

This webpage, provided by Internet Scout Research Group, is part of the Working Partners Toolkit. This toolkit, which includes Partnership Models, Case Studies, and Resources and Data; was designed to help educators strengthen their relationship with industry. Eight partnership models used by the...

Jointly funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), this Workshop of Assessment of 21st Century Skills was held in 2011 and was designed to address the following questions: • How can 21st century skills be assessed? • What assessments of these skills...