Hull, D. M., & Kepner, G. (2014, June), Career Pathways for STEM Technicians  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--20148

\bibitem{asee_peer_20148}
  Hull, D. M., \& Kepner, G. (2014, June), \emph{Career Pathways for STEM Technicians}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--20148

Daniel M. Hull P.E. and Greg Kepner M. Ed..  "Career Pathways for STEM Technicians".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/20148 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_20148}
  Daniel M. Hull P.E. and Greg Kepner M. Ed..
  "Career Pathways for STEM Technicians".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/20148 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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AB  -                          Career Pathways for STEM Technicians                                           AbstractThis paper presents a “win-win” solution to two problems that are facing our nation:     We don’t have enough technicians to support continued technological innovation or to        staff the organizations that could improve our country’s economic position in the world.     We don’t have adequate educational opportunities for capable, struggling high school        students who need—and deserve—an opportunity to enter a rewarding career.We have the tools and institutions in place to implement the proposed solution:     Associate-degree technical-education programs. Our community and technical colleges        offer these programs using curricula and teaching materials that have been specified by        the industries and employers who want to hire technicians. They are taught by        competent faculty members who have been trained in both the content and in the        strategies that can help technical students succeed in their careers.     High School STEM programs and academies. Over 4000 specialized STEM programs have        been formed over the past decade to interest, attract, and cultivate students to enter        postsecondary education in preparation for careers in engineering, science, and        technology. But these STEM high schools are largely attracting and enrolling the “A        students” and preparing them to enter BS degree programs in science and engineering.The dilemma we face is this:     Most of the colleges offering technician education in the new and emerging        technologies do not have an adequate number of capable students enrolling in and        completing their associate degree programs.     Most of the high school STEM programs are not attracting and serving the students who        have the greatest potential to become the technicians we need.The solution this paper presents is for STEM high schools to also attract and enroll “B and Cstudents” who have the interest and abilities as to be engineering technicians. The strategy isnot prohibitively expensive or excessively time consuming; neither does it require that existinginstitutions and programs sacrifice the goals or quality of the programs that they have alreadyput in place.But the solution does require some changes:     Recognition—by educators and parents—that the high school students who are our        potential technicians are not receiving the career guidance and education that they        need.     Engagement in a process that will identify students who may be interested in becoming        technicians and encouragement for those students to enter a career pathway that will        lead them through an associate degree program and on to a career as a technician.     A commitment to providing an alternative Career Pathway in STEM high schools that will        serve these students through dual-credit and articulated secondary/postsecondary        coursework.This presentation is based on a book recently authored by the presenter, entitled “CareerPathways for STEM Technicians”. Strategies are presented to engage leadership at highschools, community colleges and interested industry to make these changes.
AU  - Daniel M. Hull P.E.
AU  - Greg Kepner M. Ed.
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