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Informal Science Education for Girls: Careers in Science and Effective Program Elements
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Fadigan, Kathleen A.; Hammrich, Penny L. – Science Education Review, 2005
Addressing the need for continued support of after-school and summer science enrichment programs for urban girls and at-risk youth, this paper describes the educational and career paths of a sample of young women who participated in the Women in Natural Sciences (WINS) program during high school. This study also attempts to determine how the…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Science Education, Science Careers, Females