From STEM to Stern: An Education to Industry Research, Action, Change Project to Develop Long-Term Employer-Education Partnerships

从 STEM 到 Stern：从教育到行业研究、行动、变革项目，以发展长期的雇主-教育伙伴关系

• 批准号: 0703026
• 负责人: Sandra Mikolaski
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Bellevue College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2010-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0703026&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STEM; Stern; Education; Industry; Research

Research has shown that while employers may be supportive of two-year college information technology (IT) programs, they are more likely to hire four-year college graduates for IT positions. At the same time, technician education programs in community colleges provide industry driven instruction including an emphasis on the employability skills. To address this issue that affects U.S. innovation and competitiveness in global markets, the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET), the Career Center at Bellevue Community College, and the Community College Research Center at Columbia University (CCRC) partner to determine employers' IT requirements for the workforce and to communicate to them the qualities of two-year college educated IT technicians in a three pronged approach. Two-year college students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines with an IT emphasis engage in workplace experiences with employer and faculty mentors. Two-year college faculty also engage in exchanges with employers such as externships and job shadowing. Research is done to document employer perceptions and receptivity to recruiting and retention of two-year college graduates. A conference held at the beginning of the project is used to determine industry requirements as seen by personnel at various levels in business and industry and to make connections for the student mentoring and faculty exchanges.

研究表明，尽管雇主可能支持两年制大学信息技术(IT)项目，但他们更有可能聘用四年制大学毕业生担任IT职位。与此同时，社区学院的技术人员教育项目提供行业导向的指导，包括强调就业能力技能。为了解决这个影响美国在全球市场的创新和竞争力的问题，国家新兴技术劳动力中心(NWCET)、贝尔维尤社区学院的职业中心和哥伦比亚大学社区学院研究中心(CCRC)合作，确定雇主对劳动力的IT要求，并通过三管齐下的方法向他们传达受过两年制大学教育的IT技术人员的素质。科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)专业的两年制大学生，以IT为重点，与雇主和教师导师一起进行工作经验。两年制大学教职员工还与雇主进行交流，如外部职位和工作跟踪。研究是为了记录雇主对招聘和留住两年制大学毕业生的看法和接受程度。在项目开始时举行的会议用于确定商业和工业各级人员所看到的行业要求，并为学生指导和教师交流建立联系。