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Bringing Up Girls in Science (BUGS): The Effectiveness of an Afterschool Environmental Science Program for Increasing Female Students' Interest in Science Careers
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Tyler-Wood, Tandra; Ellison, Amber; Lim, Okyoung; Periathiruvadi, Sita – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
Bringing Up Girls in Science (BUGS) was an afterschool program for 4th and 5th grade girls that provided authentic learning experiences in environmental science as well as valuable female mentoring opportunities in an effort to increase participants' academic achievement in science. BUGS participants demonstrated significantly greater amounts of…
Descriptors: Science Careers, Majors (Students), College Science, Student Attitudes
Learning Environments at the Margin: Case Studies of Disenfranchised Youth Doing Science in an Aquarium and an After-School Program
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Rahm, Jrene; Ash, Doris – Learning Environments Research, 2008
In this article, we explore how two informal educational contexts--an aquarium and an after-school science program--enabled disenfranchised learners to adopt an identity as insiders to the world of science. We tell the stories of four youth, relating what doing science meant to them and how they positioned themselves in relation to science. We…
Descriptors: School Activities, Science Programs, After School Programs, Recreational Facilities
The Role of Afterschool and Community Science Programs in the Lives of Urban Youth
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Rahm, Jrene; Moore, John C.; Martel-Reny, Marie-Paule – School Science & Mathematics, 2005
Afterschool and community science programs have become widely recognized as important sanctuaries for science learning for low-income urban youth and as offering them with "missing opportunities." Yet, more needs to be known about how youth, themselves, perceive such opportunities. What motivates youth to seek out such opportunities in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Programs, Science Programs, Low Income Groups
Following in Faraday's Footsteps: Applying Science to Everyday, with a Vision of The "Extending World and Enlarged Existence."
Gifted Education International, 2003
This article describes a project that involved two groups of able students (ages 11-14) identified by teachers to work on problems set by two local industries. The project was designed to enrich the curriculum by developing problem solving skills and understanding of the application of science and technology in industry. (CR)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities