The few who persist : supporting the development of science interest in adolescent girls
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Nurturing the development of science interest in adolescents has been identified as a key concern of educators, policy-makers, parents, and employers. Research has suggested that out-of-school experiences may be uniquely able to support the development of interest in science for students who may be disengaging from school science in disproportionate numbers, such as girls or non-majority status students. This series of studies sought to explore factors that influence adolescent girls' participation in extracurricular science activities. In Study One, four focus group discussions were held with Bay Area high school girls who participated in extracurricular science. Study Two explored patterns revealed in Study One through a six-month, ethnographic examination of the motivational and environmental factors associated with six girls' experiences as they engaged in science outside school in the Bay Area. Analysis from Study Two clarified and expanded upon patterns identified in Study One and informed the design of a survey instrument with which to test the constructs and associations of the proposed new model of adolescent girls' interest development in science in Study Three. Contributions to the literature and implications for designers of out-of-school science programs and scholars of adolescent girls' interest development are discussed.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2019; ©2019 |
| Publication date | 2019; 2019 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Rafanelli, Stephanie Lisa |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Osborne, Jonathan |
| Thesis advisor | Osborne, Jonathan |
| Thesis advisor | Barron, Brigid |
| Thesis advisor | Longino, Helen E |
| Degree committee member | Barron, Brigid |
| Degree committee member | Longino, Helen E |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Graduate School of Education. |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Stephanie Lisa Rafanelli. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Graduate School of Education. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2019. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2019 by Stephanie Lisa Rafanelli
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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