Girls and Women in STEM
eBook - PDF

Girls and Women in STEM

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Girls and Women in STEM

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series
  3. Girls and Women in STEM
  4. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. PART I: Stories of Girls and Women Pursuing STEM
  8. CHAPTER 1: Intersections of African American Women in STEM and Lingering Racial and Gender Bias
  9. CHAPTER 2: African American Women’s Resilience in Hard Science Majors
  10. CHAPTER 3: Reflections of Eight Latinas and the Role of Language in the Middle School Science Classroom
  11. CHAPTER 4: Maternal Perspectives on Getting a Degree in Computer Science
  12. CHAPTER 5: The Evolution of the Chilly Climate for Women in Science
  13. PART II: Interventions on Behalf of Girls and Women Pursuing STEM Fields
  14. CHAPTER 6: The Effect of Alternative Assessments in Natural Science on Attitudes Toward Science in Grade 8 Girls in South Africa
  15. CHAPTER 7: The Role of Out-of-School Time in Encouraging Girls in STEM
  16. CHAPTER 8: STEM Summer Institute
  17. CHAPTER 9: Robotics Programs
  18. CHAPTER 10: Looking Through a Mirror With a Third Eye
  19. CHAPTER 11: The FORWARD Program
  20. About the Editors
  21. About the Contributors