The PACT Ambassador Outreach Program:: More Than Just a Bunch of "Old White-Haired Scientists"

• Mark Sabo ^[1] ; Mickey Sarquis ^[1] ; Chris Ennis ^[1]
  1. [1] Miami University

     Miami University

     Township of Oxford, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 74, Nº 4 (April), 1997, págs. 450-451
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In a technology-based society, effective science education is important,not only for training a qualified workforce, but also for producinginformed citizens capable of understanding the issues and problems facingstimulating interest and deveoping the skills of budding scientists andtechnicians. The Ambassador Program described in this article provides amechanism for industrial/academic interaction to take place. The AmbassadorProgram brings industrial scientists and technicians into high school andtwo-year college classrooms to expose both students and teachers to issuesfaced in the industrial workplace and laboratory. The multiphase modelprogram integrates a classroom seminar, a tour of an industrial facility,and a laboratory experience based on industrial technology. This articledescribes the pilot PACT Ambassador program that was held in partnershipwith Quantum Chemical Corporation, William Mason High School, and MiamiUniversity Middletown.