TY - JOUR
T1 - Diversifying the STEM Pipeline
AU - Boelter, Christina
AU - Link, Tanja C.
AU - Perry, Brea L.
AU - Leukefeld, Carl
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/7/3
Y1 - 2015/7/3
N2 - Middle school students from low-income and minority backgrounds (n = 166) were targeted to participate in a 2-year, intensive, hands-on science and technology intervention to increase their interest in biomedical and health sciences. Qualitative student responses collected during the 2nd year of participation revealed positive attitudes toward the program experience and benefits of their exposure to science. However, results from quantitative evaluation data provided a mixed assessment of the effectiveness of the intervention. In light of these findings, insights drawn from reflecting on successes and challenges experienced during the course of planning and implementing the study are provided to guide future programs and research.
AB - Middle school students from low-income and minority backgrounds (n = 166) were targeted to participate in a 2-year, intensive, hands-on science and technology intervention to increase their interest in biomedical and health sciences. Qualitative student responses collected during the 2nd year of participation revealed positive attitudes toward the program experience and benefits of their exposure to science. However, results from quantitative evaluation data provided a mixed assessment of the effectiveness of the intervention. In light of these findings, insights drawn from reflecting on successes and challenges experienced during the course of planning and implementing the study are provided to guide future programs and research.
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U2 - 10.1080/10824669.2015.1030077
DO - 10.1080/10824669.2015.1030077
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84939228413
SN - 1082-4669
VL - 20
SP - 218
EP - 237
JO - Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk
JF - Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk
IS - 3
ER -