Preparing a STEM Workforce through Career-Technical Education / Dimitra Jackson Smith, Soko Starobin, editors

"Summer 2017."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Community college pathways to the STEM workforce: What are they, who follows them, and how? -- A researcher-practitioner partnership on remedial math contextualization in career and technical education programs -- An evolving entrepreneurship simulation as a vehicle for career and technical education -- How community colleges are closing the skills gap through CTE and STEM funding innovations -- The case for evaluating student outcomes and equity gaps to improve pathways and programs of study -- Unwelcome classroom climates: The role of gender microaggressions in CTE -- Recruiting and retaining women in information technology programs -- Implications for policy and practice: Summary of the volume and lessons for the future of CTE programs and STEM

"The topics in this volume are covered over 3 sections that include: 1) Incorporating experiential learning activities for students in CTE-STEM programs, 2) Providing avenues and effective strategies for closing the skills gap for students in CTE-STEM through funding and evaluation and assessment activities; and 3) Highlighting the experiences of women in CTE-STEM related programs" -- Page [4] of cover