Title :
WISE Investments: collaborators and outcomes of a successful teacher-training project
Author :
Blaisde, Stephanie ; Anderson-Rowland, Mary ; White, Mary AEetu ; Mowzoon, May
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
This presentation serves to highlight a recent project within the Women in Applied Science and Engineering (WISE) Program at Arizona State University (USA), WISE Investments. Originally an Eisenhower-funded pilot program, WISE Investments (WI) is now a three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation. The paper focuses on the collaborative nature of the pilot project, and provides some of the outcomes of the project.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; gender issues; project engineering; teacher training; teaching; National Science Foundation; USA; WISE Investments; Women in Applied Science and Engineering; collaborative pilot project; education programmes; teacher-training project; three-year project; Collaboration; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Feedback; Investments;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999. FIE '99. 29th Annual
Conference_Location :
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5643-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1999.839108
