Economically Disadvantaged Minority Girls' Knowledge and Perceptions of Science and Engineering and Related Careers

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Hui-Hui; Billington, Barbara L.
Titel	Economically Disadvantaged Minority Girls' Knowledge and Perceptions of Science and Engineering and Related Careers
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 54 (2016) 6, (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Economically Disadvantaged; Females; Knowledge Level; Attitudes; Minority Groups; Youth Programs; Single Sex Classes; Access to Education; Career Awareness; Urban Areas; Qualitative Research; Grade 5; Pretests Posttests; Semi Structured Interviews; Coding; Sex Stereotypes; Consciousness Raising; Case Studies; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Weibliches Geschlecht; Wissensbasis; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Ethnische Minderheit; Jugendsofortprogramm; Single-sex classes; Single-sex schools; Single sex schools; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Karrierebewusstsein; Urban area; Stadtregion; Qualitative Forschung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Codierung; Programmierung; Bewusstseinsbildung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	This article addresses economically disadvantaged minority girls' knowledge and perceptions of science and engineering and the influence of their experiences with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) on their choices for future careers. We interviewed three girls who participated in a 4-H-led gender-inclusive STEM program. Our findings suggest that the girls lacked opportunities to learn STEM in out-of-school settings and that they had very limited knowledge about STEM professions. They did not associate their job aspirations as being related to STEM, even though they were. To better prepare such girls to engage in STEM, educators need to provide long-term interventions that are supported by both out-of-school programs and families. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01