Advocating for Equitable Science-Learning Opportunities for Girls in an Urban City Youth Club and the Roadblocks Faced by Women Science Educators.

Davis, Kathleen S.

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ERIC Number: EJ641919

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Advocating for Equitable Science-Learning Opportunities for Girls in an Urban City Youth Club and the Roadblocks Faced by Women Science Educators.

Davis, Kathleen S.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v39 n2 p151-63 Feb 2002

Reports on a study that examined the obstacles women science educators faced as they facilitated Explorers, an after-school science program for girls aged 6-12. The program provides girls with opportunities to legitimately participate in science activities. (Contains 39 references.) (Author/YDS)

Descriptors: After School Programs, Elementary Education, Females, Science Instruction, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Urban Education, Women Scientists, Youth Clubs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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