Jonathan Lee Montoya- Doctor of Philosophy
- Professor (Assistant) at Saint Mary's College of California
Jonathan Lee Montoya
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Professor (Assistant) at Saint Mary's College of California
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July 2024 - present
Saint Marys College of California
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- Professor (Assistant)
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts above-average employment growth for jobs in the construction industry. And despite the majority of entry-level jobs in construction requiring a high school diploma or less, median annual wages in the industry are over 8,000 dollars higher than other industries (Torpey 2018). Despite this growth and rela...
Often, research on the efficacy of postsecondary workforce programs does not convey their impact on true social mobility. The purpose of this study is to investigate project-based Career and Technical Education (CTE) workforce pathways in Silicon Valley. 1 This study takes a step towards better understanding what constitutes the metrics that explai...
Developing student interest is critical to supporting student learning in computer science. Research indicates that student interest is a key predictor of persistence and achievement. While there is a growing body of work on developing computing identities for diverse students, little research focuses on early exposure to develop multilingual stude...
Background
There has been a dearth of research on intersectional identities in STEM, including the fields of computing and engineering. In computing education research, much work has been done on broadening participation, but there has been little investigation into how the field of computer science (CS) presents opportunities for students with str...
Computing is the most popular secondary CTE concentration yet it is offered and taken in patterns unrelated to their utility value. Given the broad applicability of computing relative to other CTE concentrations, there is little evidence to guide policy-makers and researchers to design and investigate inclusive computing education pathways. This st...
Regional and global environmental challenges have become increasingly complex and require broader solutions than a single discipline can provide. Although there is a growing need for interdisciplinary research, many graduate education programs still train students within the confines of a particular discipline or specialty. The Ridge 2 Reef researc...
The silo structure and neoliberal rationality of Career Technical Education (CTE) secondary pathways limit student learning and propagate the purpose of education as the creation of human capital, not a socially aware citizenry (Brown, 2017; Jacobs, 2010). Despite its history of racial tracking, CTE pathways still neglect critical thinking/dialogue...
Integrating interdisciplinary collaboration and critical pedagogy with CTE.
My dissertation addresses three studies which ask broadly: What are the predictive metrics of functioning AS-CTE pathways? Can students’ perceptions of these pathways be changed? Are these pathways equitable for female students?
In my first study, I take a step toward better understanding the metrics that explain functioning AS-CTE pathways. Throu...
The separation of disciplines in secondary education is an inherent obstacle to project-based learning (PBL): educators go years without meaningful collaboration, critical feedback, or self-reflection (Jacobs, 2010). As a result, many inhabit an isolated bubble where no space is given to interdisciplinary collaboration; this isolation limits the au...
Integrating Critical Pedagogy with Career Technical Education
The University of California, Irvine, is training a new generation of graduate students to solve environmental problems
from ridge to reef.
Too often, research into postsecondary workforce and engineering education focuses solely on curricula and ignores student matriculation to high-skill high-wage careers. The purpose of this study is to investigate this subject through dual ethnographies in Project-Based Learning (PBL) Career and Technical Education (CTE) workforce pathways in Silic...
This volume focuses on a range of topics and studies that address the notion of plurilingualism and multilingual identity in computer-mediated language learning (CALL) spaces. Interest in digital multilingual identity in the fields of applied linguistics and language education has been growing exponentially in recent years. New theoretical assumpti...
Neuroscience Strategies to Boost Student Engagement and Understanding
As advances in computational technologies are changing the fabric of society, computational thinking (CT) is increasingly seen as a fundamental skill that all students should learn. While the bulk of research on CT has focused on its integration into science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) content, there is a growing body of scholarship t...
Computational thinking (CT) has become the cornerstone of many Career and Technical Education pathways, including computer science (CS) and engineering. Early CT is essential for future success in CS and engineering, like early natural language development is essential to speaking and learning. This study investigates how Universal Design for Learn...
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How do Students Who Participate in a Community Based PBL Project View Themselves in Their Environment and Community?
Computational thinking (CT) has become the cornerstone of many Career and Technical Education pathways, including computer science (CS) and engineering. Early CT is essential for future success in CS and engineering, like early natural language development is essential to speaking and learning. This study investigates how Universal Design for Learn...
The building industry has experienced a paradigm shift with increased use of data for collaboratively designing, building, and operating sustainable, socially conscious, energy-efficient projects; this shift has resulted in a theory called virtual design and construction (VDC). Secondary education provides students few opportunities to explore thes...
