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Gender Research Project Overview

Impact of Informal Science on Girls’ Interest, Engagement, & Participation in Science Communities, Hobbies, Careers

February 26, 2010 by Dale McCreedy

This research study is a collaborative research initiative with Oregon State University. Women from five different long-standing informal science programs for girls will participate in this study to explore the role that informal science learning (e.g. museums, Girl Scouting) plays in supporting girls’ long-term interest, engagement, and participation in science communities, hobbies, and careers. This important study will develop a model for understanding the impact of informal science learning with broad application across informal programs and will disseminate these findings through informal science and gender-based research and practice fields.

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