ITWF: Creating Pathways to IT Careers Through High School Career and Technical Education Programs

ITWF：通过高中职业和技术教育计划打造 IT 职业之路

• 批准号: 0306092
• 负责人: Paula Kohler
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Western Michigan University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0306092&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ITWF; Creating; Pathways; Careers; Through

ABSTRACTInformation Technology Workforce (ITWF) - FY03Proposal ID: EIA-0306092Investigator: Paula Kohler and Edward ApplegateInstitution: Western Michigan University(a) Title: Creating Pathways to IT Careers through High School Career and Technical Education Programs Western Michigan University has received an ITWF award in support of its collaborative study, Creating Pathways to IT Careers. This research partnership between Western Michigan University (WMU), the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and a Research-to-Practice Team of business and practitioner stakeholders proposes to determine factors that influence enrollment, completion, and employment experiences of high school females in Career and Technical Education-Information Technology (CTE-IT) programs. Using population data collected by the Illinois State Board of Education regarding enrollment in secondary and postsecondary education and post-school employment, the project will investigate preparation for IT careers in the following areas:(a) counselor and teacher support strategies provided in high schools to recruit and retain students in CTE-IT programs;(b) student and school characteristics that influence CTE-IT program enrollment, school-directed work experience, and program completion; and(c) the influence of student and environmental characteristics and support strategies on post-secondary enrollment in IT education programs and employment. Data for nine school years, 1996 through 2004, will be analyzed through cross-sectional (year-by-year) analyses and over-lapping four-year longitudinal panels. Across all studies, experiences of females will be compared with those of males; experiences of students from various ethnicities and with disabilities will also be investigated.A Research-to-Practice (RTP) Team consisting of business and practitioner stakeholders will evaluate and interpret findings, develop dissemination strategies, and disseminate project results. Dissemination products will be designed to promote extensive use of practices that encourage successful recruitment, preparation, and inclusion of women and under-represented minorities in high-skill information technology jobs to enhance the lives and opportunities of these individuals and to help resolve the serious national shortage of workers in the IT field.

摘要信息技术员工队伍(ITWF)-2003财年建议ID：EIA-0306092调查员：Paula Kohler和Edward ApplegateInstitution：西密歇根大学(A)标题：通过高中职业和技术教育计划创造IT职业道路西密歇根大学获得了ITWF奖，以支持其合作学习，创造IT职业道路。西密歇根大学(WMU)、伊利诺伊州教育局(ISBE)和一个由企业和从业者利益相关者组成的研究实践团队之间的这项研究伙伴关系建议确定影响高中女性在职业和技术教育-信息技术(CTE-IT)项目中的入学、完成和就业经历的因素。利用伊利诺伊州教育局收集的有关中学和专上教育入学人数以及毕业后就业的人口数据，该项目将调查以下领域的IT职业准备工作：(A)高中为招收和留住CTE-IT项目的学生而提供的辅导员和教师支持战略；(B)影响CTE-IT项目招生、学校指导的工作经历和项目完成的学生和学校特征；以及(C)学生和环境特征以及支持战略对中学后IT教育项目入学和就业的影响。1996年至2004年的9个学年的数据将通过横断面(逐年)分析和重叠的四年纵向面板进行分析。在所有研究中，将比较女性和男性的经历；也将调查来自不同种族和残疾学生的经历。由企业和从业者利益相关者组成的研究-实践(Research-to-Practice，RTP)小组将评估和解释结果，制定传播策略，并传播项目成果。宣传产品的设计将促进广泛采用鼓励成功招聘、准备妇女和任职人数不足的少数群体担任高技能信息技术工作的做法，以改善这些人的生活和机会，并帮助解决全国信息技术领域工人严重短缺的问题。