Finding the science in youths’ everyday experiences

January 1, 2014 | Public Programs

This ethnographic case study illustrates what happens when informal educators introduce science concepts in non-scientific contexts, such as a program focused on youth culture and girls’ empowerment. Helping young people find the science in their everyday lives can build science trajectories and identities for youth from backgrounds that are historically underrepresented in the sciences.

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Elaine Klein

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University of Washington

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Resource Type: Research Brief

Discipline: General STEM | Social science and psychology

Audience: Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Museum/ISE Professionals

Environment Type: Public Programs | Afterschool Programs

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