Proven and Promising PracticesProven and Promising Practices

in Technician Education:in Technician Education: Research CompendiumResearch Compendium

Summary of ActivitiesMarch 2013

ObjectiveObjective

To lay the foundation for the development of a comprehensive compendium of research on technician education.

TasksTasks

Develop a list of key search terms and potential sources for locating available technician education research

Search for various types of content for the compendium

Categorize and sort compiled items Identify and document available research

on technician education for an online database of Proven and Promising Practices and Research in Technician Education

Sample Key Search TermsSample Key Search Terms

Technician Education (TE) and Research

TE and Resources TE and Student

Outcomes TE and Workforce

Needs TE and Impacts Research on Students

in TE Research on

Technology Programs

Research on TE in Community Colleges

Research on Effectiveness of TE Centers

Research on Innovation

Research Needs in TE Research on TE in

Business and Industry Research on Women in

TE

Sample Sources – Sample Sources – Centers/WebsitesCenters/Websites

American Association of Community Colleges American Educational Research Association American Evaluation Association Association for Career and Technical Education ATE Central League for Innovation National Research Center for Career and

Technical Education Improving Educational Outcomes in

Manufacturing Engineering Technologist and Technician Education

Teaching Technicians

Sample Sources – Sample Sources – Scholarly JournalsScholarly Journals

Community College Review Community College Journal of Research and

Practice New Directions for Community Colleges Research in Higher Education Journal of Higher Education Journal for Applied Research in Community

Colleges Career and Technical Education Research All American Educational Research

Association publications

Content CategoriesContent Categories

Reports Peer Reviewed Articles Presentations/Posters NSF Awards Projects Conference Papers Briefing Papers Working Papers Newsletters Books

Book Chapters White Papers Theses/Dissertations Technical Reports News Media Brochures Executive Summaries Research Briefs Literature Reviews Miscellaneous

Total Compiled ContentTotal Compiled Content

As of January 2013 the team reached a saturation point in searching for content.

The total number of files compiled is: 332 – We will continue to add to this number as relevant content

comes to our attention

Primary Types of ContentPrimary Types of Content

Reports = 88Peer Reviewed Articles = 73Presentations and posters = 58NSF Awards = 35 Projects (mostly ATE projects) = 33

Percent of Compendium ItemsPercent of Compendium Itemsby Major Categoryby Major Category

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Next StepsNext Steps

Share the deliverables with key players in the technician education research arena

• Request feedback on our approach and the reference list; possibly circulate the reference list to ATE PIs who are engaged in targeted research to request their input

Questions? Questions?

Contact us:

Elaine.Craft@fdtc.edu

Liesel.Ritchie@colorado.edu