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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED201747 AUTHOR: Ruina, Edith
TITLE: Work in Technology and Science: Linking Education
and Employment.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1980
NOTE: 65 p.; Some pages of the appended materials may not
reproduce well due to small print.
ABSTRACT: This publication reports on a project designed to
increase the awareness and appreciation of educators, and
through them the awareness of middle and high school
students, of the advantages of preparing for careers in
technology and science. These are fields in which Boston
high school students generally, and minority students
particularly, have been underrepresented. In this project-
Technology and Science Careers for Minorities (TSCM)--the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Work in Technology
and Science (MIT/WITS) group served as the catalyst for
Boston public schools and local technological companies.
Through workshops, site visits, career materials, and
classroom programs, Boston educators from 16 schools
developed knowledge about careers and their prerequisites.
They also realized that these careers represent excellent
possibilities for minorities and that teachers, counselors,
and administrators are in critical roles for expanding
students' perceptions of career options. The publication
summarizes the following aspects of the project: career
awareness; educator's questions; establishing linkages;
educators' workshops; student field trips; classroom
speakers; materials and other services; educators'
recommendations; and a summary of participants' reactions.
Appendixes contain lists and tables of associates with WITS
in the TSCM project; forms and letters; and materials used
to link technological organizations to schools. (KC)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Access-to-Education; Affirmative-Action;
Career-Choice; Career-Exploration; Education-Work
Relationship; Employment-Opportunities; Field-Trips; High
Schools; Middle-Schools; Resources-; Science-Teachers;
Scientific-Enterprise; Summer-Science-Programs; Workshops-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Career-Awareness; *Inservice-Teacher
Education; *Minority-Groups; *School-Business-Relationship;
*Science-Careers; *Science-Programs
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