Out-of-school-time STEM programs for females : implications for research and practice. volume I, longer-term programs /

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines play a pivotal role in societal progress and economic prosperity, in addition to enhancing individual lives. However, U.S. students lack strong STEM performance in an international context. The pool of STEM-proficient workers is th...

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Other Authors Wiest, Lynda R. (Editor), Sanchez, Jafeth E. (Editor), Crawford-Ferre, Heather Glynn (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.
SeriesOut-of-school-time STEM programs for females: implications for research and practice ; volume 1
Subjects
Women in science > United States.
Girls > Education > United States.
Minorities in science > United States.
Science > Study and teaching > United States.
Technology > Study and teaching > United States.
Engineering > Study and teaching > United States.
Mathematics > Study and teaching > United States.
Education > Teaching > Subjects > Science & Technology.
Extra-curricular activities.
Teaching of a specific subject.
Educational: Sciences, general science.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806608768
DOI10.1108/978-1-68123-845-6
Physical Description1 online resource (192 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Why ost stem programs for females? / Lynda R. Wiest, Jafeth E. Sanchez, and Heather Glynn Crawford-Ferre
  • Chapter 1. A door to stem possibilities: Las chicas de matemáticas / Hortensia Soto-Johnson
  • Chapter 2. Relationships among girls, content, and pedagogy in the matherscize summer mathematics camp / Diana B. Erchick
  • Chapter 3. Techbridge: Inspire a girl to change the world through stem / Linda S. Kekelis
  • Chapter 4. Eureka!-stem: Hands-on, minds-on stem for at-risk middle school girls / Angie Hodge, Michael Matthews, and Amelia Squires
  • Chapter 5. Out-of-school-time stem support for girls in the silver state / Lynda R. Wiest and Heather Glynn Crawford-Ferre
  • Chapter 6. Greater opportunities advancing leadership and science (goals) for girls at the intrepid sea, air & space museum / Jeanne Houck, Lynda Kennedy, Sheri Levinsky-Raskin, Kerry F. McLaughlin, and Shihadah Saleem
  • Chapter 7. All girls/all math summer camp / Wendy Hines and Lindsay Augustyn
  • Chapter 8. Concluding thoughts: What we have learned and what we still want to know / Lynda R. Wiest, Jafeth E. Sanchez, and Heather Glynn Crawford-Ferre
  • About the contributors.

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