Expanding the Talent Pool: Tracks to the Future Program for High School Students [Research Results]

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• Creators:
  Wornoff, Jason ; Lautala, Pasi
• Corporate Creators:
  Michigan Technological University ; Penn State, Altoona ; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; University of South Carolina ; University of New Mexico ; California State University, Fresno ; University of the District of Columbia ; University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; North Dakota State University ; Oregon State University
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad engineering
  • Education and training
  • Labor force
  • Vocational guidance
  • Elementary schools
  • High schools
  • Computer aided instruction
  • Railway engineering education
  • Workforce development
  • K-12 education
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 24-08
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Results
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech), in collaboration with Pennsylvania State University Altoona (Penn State Altoona) and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), to expand an existing summer youth program into the Tracks to the Future Railroad Transportation and Engineering summer program for students entering grades 9-12. Phase 2 expanded the program to a total of six universities, adding University of South Carolina, University of New Mexico, and California State University-Fresno.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  F33315-86-C-5169
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77181/dot_77181_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 574.28 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:89902b204c4d9bb65d5a16b6f10da44805cb57535d3a6d65913b4787586cdca71cd7c1bc8a42774e42b5f21261c3e4e9286c009dec9ebe9f55edea677e4013d8