MPWG: Engineering, Science, and Math Increase Job Aspirations (ES MIJA)

9553423绿色 回避科学/数学的现象关闭了未来职业选择的机会，减少了年轻女性的收入潜力，特别是西班牙裔女性。 为了扭转这一趋势，“工程/科学/数学提高就业意愿方案”（ES.MIJA）建议以60名没有计划攻读科学或数学高等课程的六年级西班牙裔女孩为目标。 通过与得克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校/教育联盟、得克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的哈兰代尔独立学区和商业界的教育伙伴关系，跨文化发展研究协会将提供一个支助系统，促进西班牙裔女孩继续参加高等科学和数学课程并取得成绩，增加她们的职业机会。 该方案力求通过四个组成部分实现这一目标：（a）课程;（B）指导;（c）专业发展和技术援助;（d）包括家长和企业在内的各种来源的支持。 IDRA还将酌情与德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校（UTSA）/教育联盟合作，通过UTSA年度“扩大你的视野”会议等机制，提高这一人群对工程、科学和数学的认识。 IDRA和ES.MIJA还将与UTSA合作开展圣安东尼奥NSF资助的城市系统倡议。 ***

9553423 Green The phenomenon of science/math avoidance closes off chances for future career choices and diminishes earning potential for young women, especially for Hispanic females. To reverse this trend, the Engineering/Science/Mathematics Increases Job Aspirations Program (ES.MIJA) proposes to target 60 Hispanic girls in the sixth grade who have not made plans to pursue higher level courses in science or mathematics. Through an educational partnership with the University of Texas at San Antonio/Alliance for Education, Harlandale Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, and the business community, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) will provide a support system that will promote Hispanic girls' continuing participation and achievement in advanced science and mathematics courses and increase their career opportunities. The program seeks to achieve this goal through four components: (a) curriculum, (b) instruction, (c) professional development and technical assistance, and (d) support from a number of sources, including parents and businesses. IDRA also will be collaborating with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)/Alliance for Education, as appropriate, in increasing awareness of engineering, science and math in this population through mechanisms such as UTSA's annual Expanding Your Horizons Conference. IDRA and ES.MIJA also will be working with UTSA on the San Antonio NSF-funded Urban Systemic Initiative. ***