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Direct linkEmily N. Cyr; Kathryn M. Kroeper; Hilary B. Bergsieker; Tara C. Dennehy; Christine Logel; Jennifer R. Steele; Rita A. Knasel; W. Tyler Hartwig; Priscilla Shum; Stephanie L. Reeves; Odilia Dys-Steenbergen; Amrit Litt; Christopher B. Lok; Taylor Ballinger; Haemi Nam; Crystal Tse; Amanda L. Forest; Mark Zanna; Sheryl Staub-French; Mary Wells; Toni Schmader; Stephen C. Wright; Steven J. Spencer – Child Development, 2024
Girls and women face persistent negative stereotyping within STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). This field intervention was designed to improve boys' perceptions of girls' STEM ability. Boys (N = 667; mostly White and East Asian) aged 9-15 years in Canadian STEM summer camps (2017-2019) had an intervention or control…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, STEM Education, Summer Programs
Kelsey Watts; Will Richardson – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2024
Women and non-white racial and ethnic groups remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). To achieve a more diverse and equitable STEM workforce, the recruitment and retention of these historically marginalized communities in postsecondary education will also need to increase. Recently, the lens has turned to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Inclusion, High School Students, Summer Programs
Sperling, Alissa Rose – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to explore the impact of informal STEM education on underrepresented middle school girls. The study took place within the context of the EUREKA! summer program, a collaboration between Drexel University's Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering and Girls Inc. of Philadelphia and…
Descriptors: Informal Education, STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation, Middle School Students
Wiest, Lynda R., Ed.; Crawford-Ferre, Heather Glynn, Ed.; Sanchez, Jafeth E., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2021
Vol. II: Short-Term Programs features eight OST STEM programs for females from across the United States that run one to three days in length, in most cases, a single day. In this book, the chapter authors describe their programs, the effectiveness of those programs, and practical implications of their program evaluation data. This book series is…
Descriptors: STEM Education, After School Programs, Females, Program Effectiveness
Morton, Crystal; Smith-Mutegi, Demetrice – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2022
This article describes a summer enrichment science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) camp for African-American girls and young women aimed at addressing mathematical and science self-efficacy and reinforcing the importance and usefulness of mathematics and science with a socially transformative curriculum. The research questions…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Summer Programs, Camps, African Americans
Helen Walter; Elisabeth Wade – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
The United States faces challenges in retaining students of color (SoC), women, and nonbinary individuals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). This study explores the impact of a residential bridge program on STEM persistence for these groups. Participants, who were all women or nonbinary individuals and were 56% SoC and 30%…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Females, LGBTQ People, STEM Education
Download full textYork, Portia; Zhang, Shaoan; Yang, Mei; Muthukumar, Venkatesan – Science Education International, 2022
Recent STEAM programs have made accomplishments in recruiting K-12 girl students to participate in STEAM activities. Educational researchers have called for studies of how STEM programs engage girls. However, little research has embedded STEM education with girl education such as their emotional needs, identity, and self-expression. This study…
Descriptors: Art Education, STEM Education, Females, Sense of Community
E. Dale Broder; Kirsten J. Fetrow; Shannon M. Murphy; Jennifer L. Hoffman; Robin M. Tinghitella – American Biology Teacher, 2023
Women and racially and ethnically minoritized populations are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Out-of-school time programs like summer camps can provide positive science experiences that may increase self-efficacy and awareness of STEM opportunities. Such programs often use the same high-impact…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Camps, Summer Programs, Disproportionate Representation
Chapman, Angela; Rodriguez, Felicia D.; Pena, Carmen; Hinojosa, Erica; Morales, Lizbeth; Del Bosque, Valeria; Tijerina, Yakeline; Tarawneh, Constantine – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2020
Factors that influence the underrepresentation of females in STEM careers begin early in childhood when gender biases and stereotypes emerge. Stereotypes have a psychosocial effect on females that can lead to low self-efficacy and less interest in learning and pursuing STEM careers. This study investigated the effect of a STEM summer camp on K-12…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Females, Student Characteristics, STEM Education
Norma J. Boakes – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2020
This paper presents results from an exploratory case study on the use of Origami for developing design thinking with a group of 22 middle school girls participating in a summer STEM program. The case study combines the process of design thinking, common in STEM-based exploration, and aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) with the art…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Females, Art Education, STEM Education
Carsten Conner, Laura D.; Oxtoby, Laura E.; Perin, Suzanne M. – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
The research apprenticeship is a situated form of learning that can be effective in connecting learners to science. It is commonly assumed that this pathway is characterised by power transitions from those positioned as experts to those positioned as novices, yet power and positionality during a research apprenticeship have rarely been explicitly…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Females, Apprenticeships, Power Structure
Collins, Melissa A.; Totino, Joanna; Hartry, Ardice; Romero, Valeria F.; Pedroso, Rosio; Nava, Rosalinda – Journal of Experiential Education, 2020
Background: Women and people of color are consistently underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields and careers. Though there are myriad factors underlying these gaps, one potential variable may be the extent to which these students feel connected to their STEM classroom experiences. Purpose: The present study…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Groups, Females
REU-INFEWS Program: Results from Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Security Program
Pitre, Danielle; Mlsna, Todd; Mlsna, Deb – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2022
From 2017-2021, Mississippi State University's Department of Chemistry has hosted a 10-week summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, focused on research related to food, energy, and water security topics. The goals of this program were to train students by providing an intensive research experience, recruit minority and…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Food
Marc T. Sager; Saki Milton; Candace Walkington – Discover Education, 2025
This study aimed to explore the implementation of project-based learning (PBL) principles in informal STEM education, focusing on the experiences of Underrepresented Racially Minoritized (UUREM) girls during a week-long residential STEM summer camp. Utilizing a single case study design, the researchers investigated how PBL facilitates engagement…
Descriptors: Females, STEM Education, Student Role, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Villatoro, Melanie L.; Liou-Mark, Janet – Science Education and Civic Engagement, 2020
Our nation needs to increase the number of students pursuing degrees in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and those leading to transportation-related careers. In order to meet the demand for qualified graduates in transportation, it is necessary to diversify the pool of students entering college with an…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, STEM Education, Career Awareness, Student Interests
