Enhancing Targeted Research in the Advanced Technological Education Program

科罗拉多大学行为科学研究所为一组研究项目的实施提供协调和监督，这些项目旨在让四年制大学教育研究人员与两年制大学教师一起进行研究，以加深对两年制大学技术教育背景、挑战和机遇的理解。来自8个机构的20名研究人员提出了10项不同但相互关联的研究，内容涉及项目改进、课程和材料开发以及交叉主题，如ATE项目的招聘和可持续性。总的来说，研究代表了各种技术特征，包括调查开发和试点，模型开发和定义，以及车间和支持材料开发。该研究由ATE中心主任、教育研究人员和行业代表组成的研究审查委员会协调和指导。将研究成果应用到实践中，可以为技术培训项目和中心提供有用的信息，并建立技术培训研究的能力。

The University of Colorado Institute for Behavioral Science provides the coordination and oversight for implementation of a group of research projects designed to engage four-year college educational researchers with two-year college faculty in research to foster deeper understanding of the context, challenges and opportunities of technician education at two-year colleges. Twenty researchers from eight institutions propose ten diverse, but interrelated, research studies on program improvement, curriculum and materials development, and crosscutting themes such as recruitment and sustainability in the ATE program. Collectively the research represents various technical features, including survey development and piloting, model development and definition, and workshop and support materials development. The research is coordinated and guided by the Research Review Committee made up of ATE Center directors, educational researchers and industry representatives. The research into practice should provide useful information for ATE projects and centers and build capacity to do research in technician education.