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On the move! : exploring transportation career horizons.

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  • Creators:
    Jasek, Debbie
  • Corporate Creators:
    Texas Transportation Institute
  • Corporate Contributors:
    Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
  • Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Publication/ Report Number:
    SWUTC/08/167164-1
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Texas
  • Edition:
    Technical report.
  • Corporate Publisher:
    Texas Transportation Institute
  • Abstract:
    A recent Southwest University Transportation Center (SWUTC) project entitled Go! Girl! provided ; standing room only participation for the career workshops and activities it presented. The number of ; agencies, schools and universities offering support for the program and requesting a program in their area ; could not be accommodated in a the time frame of a one-year grant. The need for middle school programs ; that explore career activities became increasingly evident as the project progressed. ; The concept for On the Move! originated from success of Go Girl!. The team wanted to examine if ; the same type of program could be applied for both boys and girls and whether those activities would be ; received with the same enthusiasm. The goal of On the Move! was to create one day events that encouraged ; students’ interest in STEM areas and transportation careers. It was also important that the event could be ; easily replicated for future use. ; A total of eight separate events were piloted to diverse audiences across Texas. Each event created ; using a slightly different approach for sparking students’ interest in STEM. All of the events were produced ; at a cost of less than $1,000 and all of the events were well attended and well received. A total of 1,175 ; students participated in the initial On the Move! outreach events and over 3,400 other students were reached ; through On the Move! career fair and science night events. Almost all of these events have continued to be ; replicated through other funding sources.
  • Format:
    PDF
  • Funding:
    10727
  • Download URL:
    https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16874/dot_16874_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 277.45 KB]
  • Collection(s):
    University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:1154b308ce9399032eb2de1e18d1a08764f22d5a65519915488f69317bf32641
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