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

信息技术劳动力（ITWF）-FY 03提案编号：EIA-0306092调查员：Paula科勒和Edward Applegate机构：西密歇根大学（a）标题：通过高中职业和技术教育计划创建IT职业途径西密歇根大学已经收到ITWF奖，以支持其合作研究，创建IT职业途径。 西密歇根大学（WMU），教育的伊利诺伊州委员会（ISBE），和企业和从业者利益相关者的研究到实践团队之间的这种研究伙伴关系提出，以确定影响高中女性在职业和技术教育信息技术（CTE-IT）计划的入学，完成和就业经验的因素。 利用伊利诺伊州教育委员会收集的关于中学和中学后教育入学率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：（a）高中提供的顾问和教师支持策略，以招募和留住CTE-IT课程的学生;（B）影响CTE-IT课程入学率、学校指导工作经验和课程完成的学生和学校特征;及（c）学生及环境特征及支援策略对资讯科技教育课程的专上入学率及就业的影响。 1996年至2004年九个学年的数据将通过横截面（逐年）分析和重叠的四年纵向面板进行分析。 在所有研究中，女性的经验将与男性的经验进行比较;来自不同种族和残疾学生的经验也将进行调查。由企业和从业者利益相关者组成的研究到实践（RTP）团队将评估和解释调查结果，制定传播策略，并传播项目结果。 将设计传播产品，以促进广泛采用鼓励成功招聘、准备和吸纳妇女和代表人数不足的少数民族从事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。

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.