North Dakota New Look Project

Lynn Reha June 19, 2012 ICSPS Showcase

North Dakota New Look Project

Mission: Increase participation and completion of career and technical education programs which prepare students to enter careers which are nontraditional for gender

Resources and Effective Strategies

What resources are available for recruiting and training mentors?

Role models/Mentoring

Role Models

A study of over 350 female undergraduates revealed that

role model influence accounted for significant variance in career choices, slightly more than self-efficacy. They cite work tying role model influence to career aspirations, career choice, and attitude towards non-traditional careers.

Quimby, J.L. & DeSantis, A.M. (2006) The Influence of Role Models on Women’s Career Choices. Career Development Quarterly, 54 (4) 297-306.

Research

Mentoring

Many of the traditional forms used to arouse a

student’s interest in a STEM career: brochures and other print materials, field trips, talks, demonstrations, etc are neither pivotal nor sufficient to prompt women into exploration of STEM fields. For men, interest precedes self-confidence, but for women, self-confidence and efficacy in the field come before interest in the field (Allison & Cossette, 2007)

Research

Mentoring

“Relationships between mentor and mentee were key to insuring mentoring

program success.”

Buck, G. A.; Plano Clark, V. L.; Leslie-Pelecky, D.; Lu, Y.; and Cerda-Lizarraga, P. (2008). Examining the Cognitive Processes Used by Adolescent Girls and Women Scientists in Identifying Science Role Models: A Feminist Approach. Science Education, 92 (4), 688-707.

Research

Mentoring

“Training has been recognized as

instrumental for the success of mentoring

projects.”

Buck, G. A.; Plano Clark, V. L.; Leslie-Pelecky, D.; Lu, Y.; and Cerda-Lizarraga, P. (2008). Examining the Cognitive Processes Used by Adolescent Girls and Women Scientists in Identifying Science Role Models: A Feminist Approach. Science Education, 92 (4), 688-707.

Research

Success Has No Gender

Mentoring/Role Model Example

Resources for Role Models/Mentoring

Team Activity

Where do I go to get ideasmaterials for hands-onactivities?

Hands-on Activities

Hands-on

Pre-college programs incorporating hands-on activities, role models, internships, and field trips tend to increase self-confidence and interest in STEM courses and careers.

American Association of University Women Educational Foundation (2004). Under The Microscope. Available athttp://www.aauw.org/learn/research/all.cfm. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

Research

Examples

Resources for Hands-on Activities

Team Activity

• Who is involved in helping students select programs of study?

• What is the interaction between counseling/recruitment and instruction?

Career Counseling

Career Counseling

A Ferris State University (2004) study found that

78% of the 809 high school students surveyed said that parents were the most influential of adults

in career decision-making.

Research

While many school counselors have been classroom teachers, few have taught math or science. Fewer than 10% come from minority cultures, although in most urban settings 80-90% of the students may be members of

economically disadvantaged groups. This lack of STEM background, coupled with culturally acceptable perceptions about appropriate gender

roles and careers, can lead to less than helpful advice to female and male students about

their potential career goals.

Burger, C.J. & Sandy, M.L. A Guide to Gender Fair Counseling. Available at http://whatcomtechprep.org/Educators/Resources/Counseling_for_STEM.pdf

Career Counseling

Research

Career Counseling

Student-Counselor Ratio

250-1 Optimal (ASCA)700-1 Typical1000-1 Community Colleges

Sources: Career Pathways Leadership Certification Presentation by CORD, June 13, 2012, Bloomington, IL and mdrc Can Improved Student Services Boost Community College Student Success? Available http://www.mdrc.org/area_issue_38.html

Examples

Career Counseling

Example

Promoting Partnerships for Student Success: Lessons from the SSPIRE Initiative

Resources for Career Counseling

Team Activity

What questions do I need to ask of the data to focus on the right problems?

Focus based on data analysis

North Dakota NTO Participation and Completion

At the institution level Are males or females providing a

higher percentage of NTO participation? Completion?

Is any particular population providing a higher percentage of NTO participation? Completion?

Data analysis for focus

North Dakota NTO Participation and Completion

At the program level What NTO programs does your

institution offer? What program would most

respond to intervention?

Data analysis for focus

Data Analysis

Team Activity

How can we raise the visibility of NTO and get more college professionals involved?

College-wide involvement

• Raise awareness of benefits of diversity to profession

• Present current professional situation in terms of gender diversity

• Utilize professional connections to encourage recruitment

Engage faculty

Have your CTE students tell the CTE story.

Students market CTE

Reports from FY12 sites

Impact

Bismark State College Celebrate NTO Students Dakota College Bottineau Men in Health Careers Fort Berthold Community

College Recruiting Women into Information Technology Careers

Reports from FY12 sites

Impact

North Dakota State College of Science

Women in Welding Williston State College Take A New Look: Women in Nontraditional Occupations

Reports from FY12 sites

Goal-setting and Plans for FY13

The male enrollment in the Nursing Assistant/Aide (CIP 51.1614) program will increase to 5% (from 3%) by FY13.

80% of parents attending will show an increase in awareness of different types of nursing careers as measured through the use of pre-and post-surveys.

Long-term goals Short-term goals

4: Setting Goals

Can be accomplished over an extended period of time

Based on currently measured standard

Specific, measureable, timely

Contribute to the achievement of the long-term goal

Accomplished within fiscal period

Based on activity Measureable,

specific, timely

Long-term goals Short-term goals

4: Setting Goals

Long-term goalsStart with long-term goals because . . .

. . . impacting enrollment and completion takes time.

. . . it builds the pipeline.

. . . it supports partnering

. . . it usually uses established measurement like performance indicators or institution-collected data.

How did you like

the event?

It was great, but increase

the hands on

activities

Team responds to survey

Hands-on activities increased

Avoid the Happy Face Post-Event Survey

How did you like

the event?

It was great, but increase

the hands on

activities

Team responds to survey

Hands-on activities increased

Avoid the Happy Face Post-Event Survey

But What About….

The Goals?

An example from Assessing Women and Men in Engineering

Effective Evaluation

One Week Residential Introduction to Engineering Summer Camp for High School Girls

Goal: Recruit more girls to

Penn State in engineering.

Targeted girls who had the pre-requisites for engineering, but who weren’t considering engineering.

1-week residential engineering camp with an objective of recruiting high school girls 42 high school girls participated 41 were very enthusiastic about the

experience All senior participants responded that they

planned to enter engineering in college in post-test Compared to 40 of 42 saying they would NOT in

pre-survey

The camp that looked good….

Source: Bogue, B and Shannahan B, ( 2010) Seven steps to get what we want. Presentation at Midwest Girls Collaborative Project Forum, Normal, Illinois, April 8, 2010.

Tracking participants revealed that only 2 participants applied

As opposed to all of the seniors who said they would

Time analysisCamp was expensive: about $1400 per girl

Cost analysisLittle time was spent on engineering activities: Only 27% !

But “failed”…

Source: Bogue, B and Shannahan B, ( 2010) Seven steps to get what we want. Presentation at Midwest Girls Collaborative Project Forum, Normal, Illinois, April 8, 2010.

Changed to day camp focusing on engineering

New Outcomes:• ½+ of participants now apply to

engineering (compare to 2)• $142 per girl per day (compare to $1400)• 90% of the time is spent on engineering

activities (compare to 27%)• Serves more 300 girls (compare to 50)

Setting, measuring and paying attention to the accomplishment of objectives changes outcomes!

What goals will you set for FY13?

Share Your Plan

Equity in Perkins V Blueprint

“This is a not a time to tinker with CTE—it is a time to transform it.”

Arne Duncan, April 2012, Introductory Letter to Blueprint

1.Current status not equitable enough…combination of strategies to ensure access to high quality CTE.

2. Common definitions to strengthen data systems and close equity gaps for participation

3.Opportunities toincrease teacher and faculty effectiveness

4. Equity encouraged by consortia structure

5. Groupings listed Rural Low-income English Learners Individuals with Disabilities American Indian, Alaska Native,

and Hawaiian

6. Four key elements for equity More targeted and effective

plans to aggressively close equity gaps for all groups

Provisions to ensure equity in access, participation, and outcomes

6. Four key elements for equity Technology to bridge access Wrap-around and support

services for students who need them

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