K-12 and beyond: the extended engineering pipeline

Author

Kimmel, Howard ; Cano, Rosa

Author_Institution

New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM

Abstract

The Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (USA) offers initiatives and programs designed to increase educational opportunities for inner-city youngsters, and to improve the quality of education at the elementary and secondary schools in the region and the State. The Center and its programs provide the connection between the K-12 sector and the University that creates a K-16 continuum. Engineering is used as the vehicle to involve pre-college populations in technological education and to motivate the population to pursue technological careers. This paper describes the organization of the Center and its programs in order to meet the needs of the pre-college students, their teachers, and other stakeholders. The connection between, the K-12 programs and initiatives and university programs are discussed. The use of engineering as the interface between high school and college is described

Keywords

educational courses; engineering education; teaching; K-12; USA; educational opportunities; elementary schools; engineering education; inner-city youngsters; pre-college populations; pre-college students; secondary schools; stakeholders; student enrichment programs; teacher training; technological careers motivation; technological education; Automotive engineering; Education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Engineering profession; Laboratories; Mathematics; Pipelines; Pre-college programs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 2001. 31st Annual

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6669-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2001.963709

Filename

963709