Are Summer Institutes Funded By FHWA And State Departments Of Transportation Effective?  Case Studies Of Evaluation And Learning Strategies

Aleong, Chandra; Aleong, John

doi:10.19030/ctms.v4i5.5552

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“…Internships afford students opportunities to apply and relate concepts, principles, theories, and case studies from course work to real-world contexts (1,34). Internships also facilitate learning from situations that do not conform to ideal contexts.…”

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confidence: 99%

Pilot Initiative in Iowa for an Intern Development and Management Program

Nambisan

Alleman

Larson

et al. 2014

Transportation Research Record

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This paper summarizes the efforts and the outcomes of a pilot student internship program developed jointly in 2012 by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University. In 2012, Iowa was the only state DOT to use federal funds for the internship program, which was initiated as a summer program with 56 interns assigned to DOT offices and projects across the state. The paid internship program was extended into the fall semester with 22 students assigned to offices in Ames, Iowa. The program had engineering and nonengineering positions and was developed to provide experiential learning opportunities, to address Iowa DOT's workforce needs, and to attract undergraduate students to transportation careers. More than 80% of the interns and more than 90% of the supervisors, choosing from multiple choice responses, rated the program outcomes as great or okay. The interns valued opportunities to work in professional settings where they had responsibilities entrusted to them, interactions with other professionals and practitioners, an opportunity to understand real-world application of their course work, and the chance to gain first-hand experience working on transportation projects, as well as to learn about expectations in a professional setting. Supervisors noted the importance of establishing a continuation of the internship and cooperative education programs for future students. Nearly 100% of the interns and fully 100% of the supervisors said that they would recommend the program to students. Because of the student contributions during the internship, Iowa DOT was able to complete many activities that would not have been completed.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pilot Initiative in Iowa for an Intern Development and Management Program

Nambisan

Alleman

Larson

et al. 2014

Transportation Research Record

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“…Summer programs are even more critical for female and minority students, because they provide the first exposure to STEM career opportunities for many of these students, and mentoring in this setting can be very effective (23)(24)(25). Experience from previous programs demonstrates the difficulties inherent in defining program impact simply by tracking the number of students that pursue a STEM major (15,25,26). Secondary students are still making decisions about career paths, making program assessment of declared interests and intended majors uncertain.…”

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“…Maintaining contact with students until high school graduation so that final major selection can be determined is also challenging. Therefore, the definition of program impact should also include knowledge gains in both academic subject areas as well as career opportunities, along with shifts in attitudes and perceptions about STEM fields (15,(25)(26)(27).…”

Section: Summer Outreach Program Findingsmentioning

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Attracting Students to Transportation Engineering

Ivey

Golias

Palazolo

et al. 2012

Transportation Research Record

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With a significant fraction of the nation's transportation workforce nearing retirement age, it is essential to attract new talent to transportation fields and to retain that talent. In addition, it is also important to attract a diverse workforce, because women and minorities are still significantly under-represented in transportation engineering and related fields. To address the nation's transportation workforce needs, FHWA, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, and other leading transportation organizations emphasize the importance of outreach activities in kindergarten through 12th grade. In particular, programs directed at middle and high school students are essential for increasing the pipeline of transportation students and professionals. One such program at the University of Memphis in Tennessee, Transportation Engineering Careers (TREC), is designed to increase high school students’ interest in transportation careers through a week-long, fast-paced, active learning environment. This paper first provides a review of relevant literature and then presents assessment findings from the first 2 years of the TREC program regarding gender differences and student perceptions of transportation engineering. Finally, lessons learned and implications for similar efforts are also presented.

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“…Aelong and Aelong (12) noted that there is significant leeway for the faculty to experiment with these outreach programs. This should give faculty the flexibility to experiment in delivering the content at these programs via undergraduate students.…”

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Workforce of the Future: Ideas for Improving K-12 Outreach by Transportation Engineering Educators through Near-Peer Involvement and Leveraging Contextual Exposure

Nezamuddin

Pande²

2014 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas-Austin in 2011, his Master's degree from the University of Central Florida in 2006, and his Bachelor's degree from the India Institute of Technology in Delhi in 2003. He is excited to prepare new generations of aspiring students by serving, not only as a teacher, but also as a mentor. His research interest is in the area of modeling transportation systems.

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Are Summer Institutes Funded By FHWA And State Departments Of Transportation Effective? Case Studies Of Evaluation And Learning Strategies

Cited by 3 publications

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Pilot Initiative in Iowa for an Intern Development and Management Program

Pilot Initiative in Iowa for an Intern Development and Management Program

Attracting Students to Transportation Engineering

Workforce of the Future: Ideas for Improving K-12 Outreach by Transportation Engineering Educators through Near-Peer Involvement and Leveraging Contextual Exposure

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