Experiential Learning for Veterans in Assistive Technology and Engineering

退伍军人辅助技术和工程体验式学习

• 批准号: 1232336
• 负责人: Rory Cooper
• 金额: $ 47.28万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-11-01 至 2015-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1232336&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Experiential; Learning; Veterans; Assistive; Technology

This engineering education research project will investigate the effectiveness of several different interventions designed to retain disabled veterans in engineering degree programs. A comparative study that looks at a range of characteristics related to retention in engineering will be done, and the results analyzed using the theoretical frameworks of social cognitive career theory and self-efficacy. The broader significance and importance of this project arise from the project's ability to inform other efforts aimed at engaging disabled veterans in career retraining, or all veterans in obtaining STEM degrees as well as the potential impact on the STEM workforce. This project overlaps with NSF's strategic goals of transforming the frontiers through preparation of an engineering workforce with new capabilities and expertise. Additionally NSF's goal of innovating for society is enabled by creating results and research that are useful for society by informing educational policy and practices.

这个工程教育研究项目将调查几种不同的干预措施，旨在保留残疾退伍军人在工程学位课程的有效性。 一项比较研究，着眼于一系列的特征相关的保留在工程将完成，并使用社会认知生涯理论和自我效能的理论框架分析的结果。 该项目的更广泛的意义和重要性来自于该项目能够为其他旨在让残疾退伍军人参与职业再培训的努力提供信息，或所有退伍军人获得STEM学位以及对STEM劳动力的潜在影响。 该项目与NSF的战略目标重叠，即通过准备一支具有新能力和专业知识的工程队伍来改变前沿。 此外，NSF为社会创新的目标是通过为教育政策和实践提供信息来创造对社会有用的结果和研究。