Can a Technology Grant from the National Academy Foundation Begin to Make a Difference for Minority Students in an Urban High School?

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Bailie, F. (2005). Can a Technology Grant from the National Academy Foundation Begin to Make a Difference for Minority Students in an Urban High School?. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 805-811). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005
Phoenix, AZ, USA
2005
ISBN 1-880094-55-X
  Caroline Crawford, Roger Carlsen, Ian Gibson, Karen McFerrin, Jerry Price, Roberta Weber & Dee Anna Willis
AACE

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Frances Bailie, Iona College, USA

Abstract

The challenge of improving career opportunities in technology for minority students bears particular relevance in the face of predictions of vast increases in technology related positions and severe deficits in the number of skilled workers. Minority students are confronted with numerous obstacles to success in this area: low self-esteem and motivation, inferior achievement in mathematics and science, lack of support and role models. This paper suggests that the model of the Academy of Information Technology (AOIT) of the National Academy Foundation has the potential to successfully address many of the issues that beset minority students. Using one of the pilot sites for AOIT Gorton High School in Yonkers NY, this paper explores how an urban high school has implemented the Academy and reports preliminary results on how well it is meeting its objectives. More systematic research is needed to determine its true success.

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• Information Sciences

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