Family Engineering Nights (K-12 Workforce Development, MSU)

Heiselt, N. Eric; Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)

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Family Engineering Nights (K-12 Workforce Development, MSU)

2014-10-01
By Heiselt, N. Eric

English

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Creators:

Heiselt, N. Eric
Corporate Creators:

Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)
Corporate Contributors:

University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.) ; Mississippi State University. College of Engineering.

University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.) ; Mississippi State University. College of Engineering. Less -
Subject/TRT Terms:

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Ducation And Training Education Elementary School Students Engineering Engineers I10: Economics And Administration Parents Transportation (General) Transportation Engineering
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; Mississippi ; Florida

United States ; Mississippi ; Florida Less -
TRIS Online Accession Number:

01554345
Edition:

Final Report
Corporate Publisher:

Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)
Abstract:

In an effort to increase interest and understanding of the fields of engineering, with particular emphasis toward transportation, the College of Engineering at Mississippi State University sponsored five Family Engineering Night events. Each of these events were held at an elementary school and attended by families of the students. 585 families (parents and their children) participated in activities that simulate the work and ideas of engineering. Activities spanned the fields of engineering in order to give a more broad perspective of the role of engineers in everyday life. During the activities, participating parents gave feedback on the activities and what they learned from completing the tasks in order to assess the learning that occurred. Additionally, at the conclusion of the events, parents were asked to identify their perceptions about the efficacy of the event. Analysis of the responses, the impact of these events on the understanding of both the parents and the k-6 students’ understanding seems to have been significantly impacted. Many families commented that their understanding of the work of engineers was very limited prior to the event but they felt that they could explain at least some facets of their lives that were affected by the work of engineer
Content Notes:

(K-12 Workforce Development, MSU)
Format:

PDF
Collection(s):

University Transportation Centers US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

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urn:sha256:8484e95fb3dabb8f57b10177e7a1cd2e27a1c2d6ced44e4e6851c147a24fdd36
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36680/dot_36680_DS1.pdf
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