College Readiness of Urban High School Students in the United States: The role of Technology in Preparing All Students for College

<p>As we enter deeper into the 21st Century, there is a more urgent need to transform our educational system in the United States to better prepare our youth for the careers and technology of the future. This study examines how improving technology education at the high school level can improve the learning and college readiness of urban youth. It explores various reasons why it is imperative for our educational system to transform to fit the needs of a changing world and workforce, how denying technology education to some youth can diminish their opportunities and options for higher education and careers, and how small changes in one urban high school classroom impacted the learning of the students.</p> <p>The subjects of the study were students in a private, all girls’ urban high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. These students participated the initial project during spring of their sophomore year. Additional data was gathered in fall of their junior year. A total of 28 completed the survey.</p> <p>Many of the students had very little experience with current technological tools. By the end of the project, the majority of students responded that they feel familiar and confident with new technology. This new awareness may help these students have further confidence to try something new.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• O'Kane, Eileen Vollert

• Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.dominican.edu/education-print-theses/381

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.dominican.edu:education-print-theses-1380