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Xin Xia; Lillian R. Bentley; Xitao Fan; Robert H. Tai – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2025
This meta-analysis explores the impact of informal science education experiences (such as after-school programs, enrichment activities, etc.) on students' attitudes towards, and interest in, STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The research addresses two primary questions: (1) What is the overall effect size of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, STEM Education, Science Education, Informal Education
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Ennea Fairchild; Julie Sexton; Harmony Newman; Krystal Hinerman; Jessica McKay; Eric Riggs – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2024
Undergraduate summer field programs are valuable experiences that can foster or reduce students' self-efficacy, an important factor in students' success and retention in geoscience. Growing research findings show that science field experiences can be hostile and unwelcoming to students with marginalized identities, which may negatively impact…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Earth Science, Field Experience Programs, Undergraduate Students
Sarah M. Paulos – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study aims to discover the existing experiences that lead to local rural knowledge (LRK) of specific rural Northeast Nebraska communities. This information will assist in understanding the impact that LRK has on young children's science knowledge in rural communities. By engaging in hands-on experiences and interactions, science learning…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Informal Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Early Childhood Education
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Hilarie Davis; Bradford Davey; Jamie Cornish; Nora Smith; Tugba Boz; Rebekah Hammack – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2025
Disease ecology classes were conducted at two residential middle school summer camps held at a university--a camp for local youth who paid tuition and a free camp for youth from statewide underserved communities including Native, low-income, and rural. Disease ecology is defined as the ecological study of host-pathogen interactions within the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Outreach Programs, Partnerships in Education, Disadvantaged