Informal Science Education for Girls: Careers in Science and Effective Program Elements

Autor/inn/en	Fadigan, Kathleen A.; Hammrich, Penny L.
Titel	Informal Science Education for Girls: Careers in Science and Effective Program Elements
Quelle	In: Science Education Review, 4 (2005) 3, S.83-90 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1446-6120
Schlagwörter	Informal Education; Science Education; Science Careers; Females; After School Programs; Summer Science Programs; Enrichment Activities; Career Choice; Educational Practices; High School Students; Natural Sciences; At Risk Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Weibliches Geschlecht; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Bereicherungsprogramm; Bildungspraxis; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Naturwissenschaften
Abstract	Addressing the need for continued support of after-school and summer science enrichment programs for urban girls and at-risk youth, this paper describes the educational and career paths of a sample of young women who participated in the Women in Natural Sciences (WINS) program during high school. This study also attempts to determine how the program affected the participants' educational and career choices after graduation in order to provide insight into the role informal science education programs play in increasing the participation of women and minorities in science, math, engineering, and technology-related fields. Findings revealed that almost all of the young women enrolled in a college program after completing high school. Careers in medical or health-related fields, followed by careers in science, emerged as the highestranking career paths. The majority of the sample perceived having staff to talk to, the job skills learned, and having the museum as a safe place to go as having influenced their educational and career decisions. (This paper is a summary of Fadigan & Hammrich, 2004.) (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01