SUMMER EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM FOR DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATIONS--YEAR TWO

This report describes the transportation workshops conducted in June 1994 under the Summer Experiential Learning Program for Diverse Student Populations. The goal of the program was to provide an opportunity to interest minority students in the region in pursuing a college education in the field of transportation. Workshops were designed to demonstrate the diverse and challenging nature of transportation and value of transportation to diverse populations. Also, workshops were designed to provide a positive learning experience and to increase the confidence of students so that they could successfully pursue a career in the transportation field. Typical workshop sessions involved discussions on the use of science and math in the design and operation of transportation systems, bridge building contests, computer-based technology, field trips to transportation agencies, and lectures by local transportation consultants. This was the second year of a 2-year project.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=327
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This study was funded by the United States Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108
• Authors:
  • Fontane, D G
• Publication Date: 1994-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: 47 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Education; Mathematics; Minorities; Science; Students; Technological innovations; Transportation careers
• Old TRIS Terms: Education programs
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00715411
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MPC Report No. 95-40
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 28 1996 12:00AM