Connecting Girls and Science

Connecting Girls and Science
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Publisher : Teachers College Press
Total Pages : 182
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ISBN-10 : 0807742104
ISBN-13 : 9780807742105
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Connecting Girls and Science by : Elaine V. Howes

Shows the positive results that can occur in secondary science classes when student's curiosity about science is brought to the centre of the curriculum. In particular, it demonstrates how girls can become more interested when such topics as childbirth and sexism in science are included.

Cracking the code

Cracking the code
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Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Total Pages : 82
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ISBN-10 : 9789231002335
ISBN-13 : 9231002333
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Cracking the code by : UNESCO

This report aims to 'crack the code' by deciphering the factors that hinder and facilitate girls' and women's participation, achievement and continuation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and, in particular, what the education sector can do to promote girls' and women's interest in and engagement with STEM education and ultimately STEM careers.

What Girls Say About Their Science Education Experiences

What Girls Say About Their Science Education Experiences
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Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 9781412226226
ISBN-13 : 1412226228
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis What Girls Say About Their Science Education Experiences by : Michael Papadimitriou

What Girls Say About Their Science Education Experiences describes the science education experiences of 12 young ladies enrolled in advanced science courses in a Southeast Texas High School. What Girls Say... includes profiles of each girl and topical chapters dealing with generalizations about the key elements of experience that the girls illuminated. Also, a detailed review of the current literature related to girls and science is provided. The strength of the text lies in the use of the participants. words to describe their own experiences. Unfortunately, despite over 30 years of research related to gender and science education, females still are underrepresented in some upper-level high school science courses, particular college science curricula and majors, and many scientific careers. While boys and girls enter school with equal ability, girls are marginalized in science and math to the point that they trail males in science interest and participation by graduation time. However, such differences have decreased. While attitudes, achievement levels, and the other components of "the science education experience" have been quantitatively examined, very little qualitative analysis exists to describe the educational experience of females in American high school classrooms from the perspective of the student. A description of this phenomenon as constructed through the experiences of female students represents a worthy pursuit. This book represents an attempt to describe this phenomenon as constructed through the experiences of female students. Very simply, the purpose of this book was to describe the essential elements of the current science education experience as constructed by female physics and advanced chemistry students. The construct of science education experience for females included perceived (a) affective attitudes, (b) achievement and success, (c) ability, (d) cultural factors, (e) social-psychological factors, (f) interpersonal factors, and (g) instructional/teacher factors. All of these topics are addressed in What Girls Say About Their Science Education Experiences.

Careers for Tech Girls in Science

Careers for Tech Girls in Science
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Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages : 83
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ISBN-10 : 9781499461046
ISBN-13 : 1499461046
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Careers for Tech Girls in Science by : Rebecca T. Klein

A shortage of women in various fields of the sciences persists, due in large part to social conditioning, lack of support, and outright prejudice. Increasing the visibility and success of female scientists is key to breaking down these outdated stereotypes. Young women with an interest in science will find vital information about internships, careers, resources, and support networks to help them achieve their goals. Female role models in medicine, zoology, ecology, astronomy, and more are profiled. Readers who have a natural curiosity about the world around them will be inspired to make a difference by pursuing a career in the sciences.

Women in Science

Women in Science
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Publisher : Crown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 29
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ISBN-10 : 9780593377642
ISBN-13 : 0593377648
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Women in Science by : Rachel Ignotofsky

The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky, comes to the youngest readers in board format! Highlighting notable women's contributions to STEM, this board book edition features simpler text and Rachel Ignotofsky's signature illustrations reimagined for young readers to introduce the perfect role models to grow up with while inspiring a love of science. The collection includes diverse women across various scientific fields, time periods, and geographic locations. The perfect gift for every curious budding scientist!

The Re-emergence of Values in Science Education

The Re-emergence of Values in Science Education
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Publisher : Sense Publishers
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9789087900359
ISBN-13 : 908790035X
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis The Re-emergence of Values in Science Education by : Deborah Corrigan

Issues relating to values have always had a place in the school science curriculum. Sometimes this has been only in terms of the inclusion of topics such as 'the nature of science' and/or 'scientific method' and/or particular intentions for laboratory work that relate to 'scientific method.'sometimes it has been much broader, for example in curricula with STS emphases. Of importance to aspects of this proposal is that different countries/cultures have had different traditions in terms of the place of values in the school [science] curriculum. One obvious very broad difference of this form is the central place in [science] education thinking in many European countries of bildung, and the complete absence of this construct from most [science] curriculum thinking in English speaking contexts. There are numbers of such country/cultural differences. In the 1990s many countries moved towards various conceptualizations of Outcomes Based Education - OBE (sometimes so labelled and sometimes not). It was usual (but not universal) for OBE focused science curricula to have constrained views of the values that should be implicit and explicit in curriculum; that is views concerned only with 'the nature of science' and 'scientific method' (both usually seen as quite unproblematic). Currently there are a number of education systems that are changing again, and choosing to move away from Outcomes Based Education (for example, South Africa and several Australian states). One of the most interesting features of many of these movements is the re-embracing of a wider view of the science curriculum, including a reconsideration of the nature and place of the values associated with science in the purposes for and approaches to science education.

Theory and Methods for Sociocultural Research in Science and Engineering Education

Theory and Methods for Sociocultural Research in Science and Engineering Education
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9781351139915
ISBN-13 : 1351139916
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Theory and Methods for Sociocultural Research in Science and Engineering Education by : Gregory J. Kelly

Introducing original methods for integrating sociocultural and discourse studies into science and engineering education, this book provides a much-needed framework for how to conduct qualitative research in this field. The three dimensions of learning identified in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) create a need for research methods that examine the sociocultural components of science education. With cutting-edge studies and examples consistent with the NGSS, this book offers comprehensive research methods for integrating discourse and sociocultural practices in science and engineering education and provides key tools for applying this framework for students, pre-service teachers, scholars, and researchers.

Bodies Out of Control

Bodies Out of Control
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Publisher : Peter Lang
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 1433105152
ISBN-13 : 9781433105159
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Bodies Out of Control by : Matthew Weinstein

"What is the cultural politics of science, health, and disease in the U.S.? Bodies Out of Control explores this question through a series of case studies. From its in-depth examination of the discussions of sickle-cell anemia, schistosomiasis, and cancer in middle school and high school textbooks to its analysis of the news coverage of the anthrax attacks of 2001, the book reveals the entanglements of science, colonialism, nationalism, and identity. The book also explores how the meaning of science itself is worked through in public discourses, offering alternatively medical salvation, confusion, and a vision of a world without pleasure. Finally, to explore what agency and a critical practice of engaging science in classrooms and elsewhere might look like, the book turns to the writings of politicized human research subjects, which demonstrate a spectrum of possibilities for more democratic engagements with science. As a whole, the book emphasizes the importance of engaging texts critically in science education and the ways that the cultural politics of science works through images of human and institutional bodies in and out of control."--Publisher's description.

Weea Program

Weea Program
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 568
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105060013237
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Weea Program by : Women's Educational Equity Act Program (U.S.)