January 1st, 2014 | RESEARCH
This ethnographic case study illustrates what happens when informal educators introduce science concepts in non-scientific contexts, such as a program focused on youth culture and girls’ empowerment. Helping young people find the science in their everyday lives can build science trajectories and identities for youth from backgrounds that are historically underrepresented in the sciences.
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Elaine Klein, Author, University of WashingtonRelated URLs
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Audience: Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: General STEM | Social science and psychology
Resource Type: Research Brief | Research Products
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Public Programs