Projects
Invest In Girls
Drs. Howard, Solberg, and Park are involved in an evaluation of Invest in Girls, a financial literacy program offered in private and public high schools. We are in the process of conducting a longitudinal study of the impact of the program on young women’s career and life trajectories. ... More
NSF ITEST Project with Sociedad Latina
In collaboration with Paul Trunfio, a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Physics, Drs. Solberg and Howard launched a new collaboration with a community-based organization in Boston that offers after-school enrichment for Latinx youth. Funded by the National Science Foundation, we work with Sociedad Latina to incorporate My Career... More
Other Projects!
Other Career Development-Related Projects Using career narratives to understand processes associated with forming a career identity among adolescent youth Through a sample of 1,600 10th and 12th grade youth, this study involves a secondary qualitative analysis by using Howard and Walsh’s (2010) developmental model, Conceptions of Career Choice and Attainment (CCCA), and... More
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) a. Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) An individualized learning plan (ILP) is a document and an ongoing process in which students use to define their career goals and post-secondary plans. Many states have adopted policies that require all middle and/or high school students to develop and... More
The Massachusetts Institute for College and Career Readiness
Massachusetts Institute for College and Career Readiness (MICCR) The Massachusetts Institute for College and Career Readiness (MICCR) has been developed to promote working alliances between researchers and policymakers in the use and interpretation of data and evidence to guide decision-making and improve student outcomes. The MICCR has developed through the collaboration of... More