ERIC Number: EJ744885
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar
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The Laser Academy: An After-School Program to Promote Interest in Technology Careers
Bieber, Amy E.; Marchese, Paul; Engelberg, Don
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v14 n1 p135-142 Mar 2005
We present a review of an after-school program that has been running at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York for the past 5 years. The program is unique among after-school activities for high school students in several ways. First, it deliberately focuses on students who do not excel in science and math courses and students who are unsure about a college career. Second, it targets typically underrepresented minorities in the technology fields, namely blacks, Hispanics, and women. Third, it introduces these students to high-tech career options which do not require 4 years of college. The goal of the program is to make the students aware of technician-level careers and to give them a chance to learn the skills needed for such careers in order to help them make an informed decision about their future.
Descriptors: After School Programs, Interests, Career Development, High School Students, Disproportionate Representation, Technology Education, Career Choice, Minority Groups, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Females, Technical Institutes, Job Skills, Career Planning, Nontraditional Occupations, Nontraditional Students, Community Colleges
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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