A Pilot Study Measuring Student Attitude Changes Resulting From Participating in Workforce Development Training Program in Green and Technology Practices

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dc.contributor.authorMartinez Ortiz, Araceli
dc.contributor.authorMata, Eusebio
dc.contributor.authorAsiabanpour, Bahram
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3375-1519en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-20T16:22:16Z
dc.date.available2023-09-20T16:22:16Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-24
dc.descriptionThis paper was originally presented at the 2017 American Society for Engineering Education annual meeting. © 2017 American Society for Engineering Educationen_US
dc.description.abstractMany agree that one of the main challenges to increasing the number of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career seeking individuals and increasing the retention of students preparing for this fields, is the lack of information and therefore low student motivation toward these careers. Students may also hold misconceptions regarding the nature of technological careers and this may also dissuade them from participating. Exposing students to green energy and sustainability topics as a STEM context may be a motivating approach and when coupled with clarifying career information, it may sharpen much of the generally ambiguous knowledge on these topics. The understanding students gain might then change their attitudes regarding STEM careers and lead to pursuit of academic studies leading to these careers. The Re-Energize program is a multi-university intervention program aimed at increasing and retaining the number of historically underserved and underrepresented minority students seeking STEM degrees at four community colleges. Re-Energize offers cutting-edge workforce development training programs in green technology and practices (GTP). The GTP training programs are introduced into existing college science and engineering courses as a means to broaden the scope of students’ exposure to these topics. The impact on students’ attitudes towards topics in sustainability, green energy, career interests and their desire to pursue a higher education is analyzed using pre and post survey data. This is a preliminary phase of the project, however, findings indicate that students’ attitude and concerns are influenced positively and follow-up data collection will confirm what academic and career choices these students make.en_US
dc.description.departmentBiomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineeringen_US
dc.description.departmentInterdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
dc.description.departmentEngineering Education
dc.identifier.citationMartinez Ortiz, A., Mata, E., & Asiabanpour, B. (2017). A Pilot Study Measuring Student Attitude Changes Resulting From Participating in Workforce Development Training Program in Green and Technology Practices. Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. doi:10.18260/1-2--27495en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--27495
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/2058
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Society for Engineering Educationen_US
dc.titleA Pilot Study Measuring Student Attitude Changes Resulting From Participating in Workforce Development Training Program in Green and Technology Practicesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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