Instrument Development: Effects of OST Experiences on Racially & Ethnically Minoritized Youths’ STEM Career Interest

September 28th, 2024 | RESEARCH

A poster of initial findings of career interest for racially and ethnically minoritized youth presented as Association of Science-Technology Centers annual conference in Chicago, IL. Findings include participation rates in OST programs, STEM career pathways between the start of middle school and the start of college, barriers to participation in OST STEM experiences, and factors influencing STEM interest, and career interest.

Document

FROST2-ASTC-9.24.pdf

Team Members

Susan Sunbury, Co-Principal Investigator, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Ting Ting Reid, Project Staff, Harvard University
Gerhard Sonnert, Co-Principal Investigator, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Philip M. Sadler, Principal Investigator, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 2215050

Related URLs

Instrument Development: Racially & Ethnically Minoritized Youths’ Varied Out-Of-School-Time Experiences and Their Effects on STEM Attitudes, Identity, and Career Interest

Tags

Audience: Administration | Leadership | Policymakers | Evaluators | Learning Researchers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science
Resource Type: Research
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Summer and Extended Camps