Project SPARK: Private Sector Partnership to Kindle Young Women's Interest and Involvement in Science

SPARK 项目：与私营部门合作激发年轻女性对科学的兴趣和参与

• 批准号: 8851042
• 负责人: Susan Friel
• 金额: $ 20.39万
• 依托单位: Lesley University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-07-01 至 1990-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8851042&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Project; SPARK; Private; Sector; Partnership

Recognizing the problems of attracting women into science related careers and the critical nature of the middle school years in career decisions, this project will develop and test several unique strategies for creating and sustaining an interest in science among young women. First, all the science activities will be built from personal interest of female students of the age to counter the often heard complaint by girls that science is boring. Second, the science activities will take place in a variety of settings -- traditional school environments, on weekends, at home, in after-school clubs, and at the Boston Museum of Science -- to demonstrate that science knowledge and activities relate to all aspects of life. Third, the activities will be led by women who are models for the young girls -- women scientists, women relatives, women teachers, and girls from older peer groups -- to counter the male dominant atmosphere of most formal scientific environments. Finally, the whole project will be planned and implemented by a team of people representing school and college faculty, business and industry, and the Museum of Science. The hypothesis that the diversity in the people and programs involved in this project will significantly improve the probability of creating an interest in science in young women will be tested. Cost sharing by the partners will total 25% of the NSF funding.

认识到吸引女性从事与科学相关的职业的问题，以及中学时代在职业决策中的关键性质，该项目将开发和测试几种独特的战略，以培养和保持年轻女性对科学的兴趣。首先，所有的科学活动都将基于同龄女学生的个人兴趣，以反驳女孩们经常听到的关于科学乏味的抱怨。其次，科学活动将在各种环境中进行--传统的学校环境、周末、在家、课后俱乐部和波士顿科学博物馆--以证明科学知识和活动与生活的方方面面有关。第三，这些活动将由年轻女孩的模范女性领导--女科学家、女性亲属、女教师和来自年长同龄人群体的女孩--以对抗大多数正规科学环境中男性占主导地位的氛围。最后，整个项目将由一个代表学校和大学教职员工、商业和行业以及科学博物馆的团队来规划和实施。这个项目涉及的人员和项目的多样性将显著提高年轻女性对科学产生兴趣的可能性的假设将得到检验。合作伙伴分担的费用将占NSF资金的25%。