Effective STEM Programs for Adolescent Girls: Three Approaches and Many Lessons Learned

March 1st, 2013 | RESEARCH

This article focuses on three approaches to STEM in out-of-school time that would be instructive for any organization seeking to develop STEM opportunities for teen girls. While Techbridge and Queens Community House focused on reaching populations most underrepresented in STEM—girls of color and those from immigrant and low-income families—the strategies they used could be applied to any population of adolescent girls.

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Harriet Mosatche, Author, The Mosatche Group
Susan Matloff-Nieves, Author, Queens Community House
Linda Kekelis, Author, Techbridge
Elizabeth Lawner, Author, Child Trends

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Publication: Afterschool Matters
Volume: 17
Page(s): 17

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Access and Inclusion: Ethnic | Racial | Immigrant Communities | Low Socioeconomic Status | Women and Girls
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Education and learning science | Engineering | General STEM | Mathematics | Technology
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Public Programs