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Summary: Cross-cutting Issues
Summary: Cross-cutting Issues
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~~ - tJ"iaL Was often looked only at isolated pieces and pretended that a system, implicit though it might be, did not exist. The Interventions Process Based on both the formal presentations and informal discussions throughout the conference on science and engineering (S&E)
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Instead, career development is usually a more effective component in programs targeting college juniors and seniors, who are closer to the time when full-time employment would begin. It should be noted, however, that some interventions for instance, the University of Washington's Women in Engineering initiative have been successful in incorporating career development components within their programs targeted to freshmen and sophomores as well as to juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
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-a r—~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ' ' 'A Recognize that available resources are finite and limited. George Campbell, president of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, advised program implementers to "use limited resources intelligently." Elements of Effective Interventions Prom both the formal presentations highlighted in Chapters ~8 of this report and the more informal discussions among Conference participants, it became apparent that S&E interventions, independent of their level in the education/employment pipeline, shared certain common elements.
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In addition to making program participants comfortable with the program, use of peers to help with program operation allows the program administrator and staff needed time to focus on other areas requiring their input. Furthermore, networking with one's peers enables one to "'find out what's going on,' gain political skills, and obtain continual reassurance that the difficulties one faces are not unique or insurmountable" (Sposito, Chapter 6~.
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Mentoring programs should be institution-wide and continuing, not limited to one-shot, isolated efforts. Precautions Conference participants experienced in designing and administering S&E interventions suggested several precautions.
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In addition to those providing financial resources for educational purposes, there are institution efforts to create gender sensitivity (among such programs are training sessions on diversity and incentives and accountability for managers on these issues) ; women's groups organized to provide a network for women scientists and engineers, both students and employees; assistance with child-care, important both to postsecondary students and practicing scientists and engineers; career counseling and career development programs; and flexible scheduling (classes for students, work hours for employees)
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However, the limited duration of many programs and the almost nonexistent evaluation of current programs prevented Conference participants from assessing the extent to which this vast array of interventions is "on target for women." They did, nonetheless, stress the importance of evaluating the effectiveness of all interventions, particularly in light of a number of topics warranting further study: . Reform of science education at the university level to address retention problems at each level: undergraduate, M.S., and Ph.D.
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'e,~ Graduate Students. Paper presented at the National Research Council conference on "Science and Engineering Programs: On Target for Women?
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Presentation at the National Research Council conference on "Science and Engineering Programs: On Target for Women? " Irvine, CA, November 4-5.
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