Inner-City Energy and Environmental Education Consortium
The numbers of individuals with adequate education and training to participate effectively in the highly technical aspects of environmental site cleanup are insufficient to meet the increasing demands of industry and government. Young people are particularly sensitive to these issues and want to become better equipped to solve the problems which will confront them during their lives. Educational institutions, on the other hand, have been slow in offering courses and curricula which will allow students to fulfill these interests. This has been in part due to the lack of federal funding to support new academic programs. This Consortium has been organized to initiate focused educational effort to reach inner-city youth with interesting and useful energy and environmental programs which can lead to well-paying and satisfying careers. Successful Consortium programs can be replicated in other parts of the nation. This report describes a pilot program in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Baltimore with the goal to attract and retain inner-city youth to pursue careers in energy-related scientific and technical areas, environmental restoration, and waste management.
- Research Organization:
- Weston Inst., West Chester, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-92ER75778
- OSTI ID:
- 10181018
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/75778-1; ON: DE93041297
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 11 Jun 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Inner-City Energy and Environmental Education Consortium: Inventory of existing programs. Appendix 13.5
Inner-City Energy and Environmental Education Consortium: Curricula Standing Committee workshop. Appendix 13.13
Related Subjects
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
MATHEMATICS
EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
CHILDREN
PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
TRAINING
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
RECOMMENDATIONS
US DOE
990000
540000
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES