Empowering girls: Measuring the impact of science technology and engineering preview summer camps (STEPS)

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Plotkowski, Paul ^a   Sheline, Mary Ann ^a   Dill, Margo ^a   Noble, Jessica ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REMOTE CONTROL; STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS);

COMMUNITY RESEARCHES; CONTENT KNOWLEDGE; EDUCATIONAL GOALS; HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES; POST ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE , TECHNOLOGY , ENGINEERING , AND MATHEMATICS; SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES; WOMEN IN SCIENCE;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

EID: 85029027813     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (13)

1. US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, (2007), NEWS, Employment Projections: 2006-16. Retrieved December 11, 2007 from http://www.bls.gov/emp/
2. US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (2007), National Employment Matrix (2006-2016). Retrieved January 10, 2008 from http://www.bls.gov/emp/empoccl.htm
3. National Science Foundation. (2006). Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering. Retrieved November 16, 2007 and February 20, 2008, from http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/.
4. National Science Foundation, Undergraduate enrollment in engineering programs by sex, race/ethnicity, and citizenship, Table B-9. (1995-2005, NSF.gov).
5. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. (April 2005). More than robots: An evaluation of the FIRST robotics competition participant and institutional impacts. Retrieved November 16, 2007, from http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Who/Impact/Brandeis-Studies/ FRC-eval-execsum.pdf
6. Grand Rapids Area Pre-College Engineering Program Quick Facts, (n.d.). Retrieved November 11, 2007, from http://services.davenport.edu/grapcep/ Web/Program/quick%20fact.htm.
7. Shettle, C., Roey, S., Mordica, J., Perkins, R., Nord, C., Teodorovic, J., Brown, J. Lyons, M., Averett, C., and Kastberg, D. (2007). The nation's report card: America's high school graduates (NCES 2007-467). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
8. Halpern, D., Aronson, J., Reimer, N., Simpkins, S., Star, J., Wentzel, K., Encouraging Girls in Math and Science, ICS Practice Guide, National Center for Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, September, 2007.
9. Andre, T., Whigham, M., Hendrickson, A., and Chambers, S. (1999). Competency beliefs, positive affect, and gender stereotypes of elementary students and their parents about science versus other school subjects. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 36, 719-747.
10. Steele, J. (2003). Children's gender stereotypes about math: The role of stereotype stratification. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33(12), 2587-2606.
11. Simpkins, S. D. and Davis-Kean, P. E. (2005). The intersection between self-concept and values: Links between beliefs and choices in high school. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 110, 31-47.
12. Society of Manufacturing Engineers Educational Foundation, STEPS Academy Grants. Retrieved January 2, 2008 from; http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/smeefhtml.pl? /foundation/grants/youth-program-grants.htm.
13. Gajewski, M. (2007). [STEPS camper responses to interest in math and science topics as reported by the Community Research Institute]. Unpublished raw data.