1. Proven and Promising Practices in Technician Education: Research Compendium Summary of Activities March 2013

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

3. Tasks 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

4. Sample 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

5. Sample Sources – Centers/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

6. Sample Sources – Scholarly 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

7. Content Categories Content 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

8. Total Compiled Content Total 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

9. Primary Types of Content Reports = 88 Peer Reviewed Articles = 73 Presentations and posters = 58 NSF Awards = 35 Projects (mostly ATE projects) = 33

10. Percent of Compendium Items by Major Category

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17. Next Steps Next 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

18. Questions? Questions? Contact us: Elaine.Craft@fdtc.edu Liesel.Ritchie@colorado.edu