"Summer 2017." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Editor's notes / Dimitra Jackson Smith. Implications for policy and practice: summary of the volume and lessons for the future of CTE programs and STEM / Michelle Van Noy, Matthew Zeidenberg -- A researcher-practitioner partnership on remedial math contextualization in career and technical education programs / Xueli Wang, Yan Wang, Amy Prevost -- An evolving entrepreneurship simulation as a vehicle for career and technical education / Edgar E. Troudt, Stuart A. Schulman, Christoph Winkler -- How community colleges are closing the skills gap through CTE and STEM funding innovations / Kimberly Lowry, Tricia Thomas-Anderson -- The case for evaluating student outcomes and equity gaps to improve pathways and programs of study / Debra D. Bragg -- Unwelcome classroom climates: The role of gender microaggressions in CTE / Jaime Lester, Brice Struthers, Aoi Yamanaka -- Recruiting and retaining women in information technology programs (practices and challenges in Iowa community colleges) / Yu (April) Chen, Arlene de la Mora, Mari Kemis -- Implications for policy and practice: summary of the volume and lessons for the future of CTE programs and STEM / Dimitra Jackson Smith.
Summary:
"The topics in this volume are covered over 3 sections that include: 1) Incorporating experiential learning activities for students in CTE-STEM programs, 2) Providing avenues and effective strategies for closing the skills gap for students in CTE-STEM through funding and evaluation and assessment activities; and 3) Highlighting the experiences of women in CTE-STEM related programs"---Provided by publisher.
Series:
New directions for community colleges New directions for community colleges ; number 178
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