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The Bristol Tech Prep Consortium's Women in Technology Program.(It Works)
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November 01, 2004 |
Boudria, Ted; Vaughan, Allen T.; Lacasse, Maureen |
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The Tech Prep Consortium at Bristol Community College is at the forefront of collaborative education initiatives with its development and implementation of the Women in Technology (WIT) Project-Based Learning Program in High Tech Manufacturing.
A Special Populations Grant in 1996 encouraged interested educational institutions to develop a program that would address the need to get high school students involved in careers in which one gender was underrepresented. Bristol Community College's Tech Prep Program responded and was awarded the funding necessary to implement a series of activities to address the need for young women to get involved in the various fields of engineering and technology. Crucial to the WIT Program's success was the establishment of strong partnerships with industry, government and education.
The Bristol Tech Prep Consortium, with the support of educators from area high schools and the leadership and resources of local…
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