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Download full textJeske, Sabine; Kaelin, Jennifer Chu; Nielsen, Katherine – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
Founded in 2011, the Bay Area Science Festival (BASF), led by the Science and Health Education Partnership (SEP) at UC San Francisco, brings together academic, scientific, corporate and civic groups to develop and lead STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) events for all ages. From 2011-2019, the Festival hosted over 50 events…
Descriptors: STEM Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Science Fairs
Direct linkCanovan, Cherry – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2020
Science festivals are seen as a success story for public engagement with science, with numbers rapidly growing. However, research has shown that attendees at such events tend to be more affluent, better-educated and more interested in science than populations at large. This has led to calls for research into how festivals can widen participation…
Descriptors: Science Fairs, Audiences, Participation, Incentives
