Girls Get WISE—A programming model for engaging girls(+) in STEM

The majority of STEM disciplines in Canada are male-dominated and there is a significant lack of programming available to girls. The Girls Get WISE program is a university-based program that is funded by the federal government, the university, and corporate sponsorship. This program is delivered in...

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Autores principales: Franz-Odendaal, Tamara A., Marchand, Sally
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
Materias:
Psychology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9807030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36600699
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.924943
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description The majority of STEM disciplines in Canada are male-dominated and there is a significant lack of programming available to girls. The Girls Get WISE program is a university-based program that is funded by the federal government, the university, and corporate sponsorship. This program is delivered in person by educational professionals, science students, and past participants. By engaging girls in hands-on interactive STEM activities in a safe and fun space, this program provides an opportunity for young women to showcase their talents and excitement for science-based topics. The features of this program and its evaluation over a 10 year period are described here.
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spelling pubmed-98070302023-01-03 Girls Get WISE—A programming model for engaging girls(+) in STEM Franz-Odendaal, Tamara A. Marchand, Sally Front Psychol Psychology The majority of STEM disciplines in Canada are male-dominated and there is a significant lack of programming available to girls. The Girls Get WISE program is a university-based program that is funded by the federal government, the university, and corporate sponsorship. This program is delivered in person by educational professionals, science students, and past participants. By engaging girls in hands-on interactive STEM activities in a safe and fun space, this program provides an opportunity for young women to showcase their talents and excitement for science-based topics. The features of this program and its evaluation over a 10 year period are described here. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-19 /pmc/articles/PMC9807030/ /pubmed/36600699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.924943 Text en Copyright © 2022 Franz-Odendaal and Marchand. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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