Assessment of programs that encourage students from diverse populations to consider transportation careers.

654804370Technical report.PDFTech ReportSWUTC/10/167175-110727Transportation careersTexasSouthwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)Jasek, DebbieTexas Transportation InstituteNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-EducationUS Transportation CollectionThe primary purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes, experiences, and awareness level ofstudents exposed to a specialized transportation curriculum and to track the progress of participants in aseries of summer transportation institutes and other outreach programs held during the period, 1999-2008.These programs include the Summer Transportation Institutes in Texas, Go Girl!, On the Move!, CareerExploration, the Rural Transportation Institutes, and Students from Nontraditional Backgrounds. Althoughan attempt was made to contact students from all of outreach events, the vast majority of responses and datawere obtained from the participants in the Texas Summer Transportation Institute and the SWUTC fundedSummer Aviation Transportation Institute and Rural Summer Transportation Institute.Many of the students contacted are either currently attending a university or beginning their careers. Thisproject attempted to determine the status of these students and document whether and where they areattending college as well as their course of study. If appropriate the team then contacted the student to gaugetheir desire for interaction with either a University Transportation Center or transportation program