Program for Gender Equity in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (PGE): (DEM) Bringing Up Girls in Science

科学、数学、工程和技术领域的性别平等计划 (PGE)：(DEM) 培养女孩参与科学

• 批准号: 0114917
• 负责人: Tandra Tyler-Wood
• 金额: $ 90万
• 依托单位: University of North Texas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-08-01 至 2005-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0114917&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Program; Gender; Equity; Science; Mathematics

Bringing Up Girls in Science (BUGS) is a demonstration project in the Department of Technology and Cognition at the University of North Texas (UNT). The goal of this project is to provide educational experiences in an outdoor learning lab for girls in grades four and five that willincrease girls' interest, participation, self-concept, knowledge, and achievement in the environmental sciences. During Year One, thirty 4 th and 5 th grade girls (BUGS participants) will participate in an after school outdoor science lab at Sam Houston Elementary in the Denton Independent School District in Denton, TX. Participants for the project will be recruited from across the district. BUGS participants will be mentored by female high students enrolled in the Texas Academy for Mathematics and Science (TAMS). BUGS participants and mentors will be joined the second and third year of the projectby girls in special populations at distance sites through the use of two-way audio-visual desktop conferencing tools, a project WEB site, chat rooms, and computer ``pen-pals''. For the second and third year special populations joining the project will include: (1) students with emotional and behavioral problems attending Rose Street Day Program and Therapeutic School in Wichita Falls, TX; (2) a school district which serves large numbers of Hispanic and Native American students in Bernalillo, New Mexico; and(3) students from a rural school district in Decatur, Texas. BUGS participants at distance sites will be able to use ``electronic field trips'' developed from activities that were videotaped during Year One to increase their opportunities to participate in the ``outdoorscience lab experience.'' Family involvement will be ongoing throughout the project.Career awareness and educational opportunities materials will be housed by a localpublic library for the parents of BUGS participants. Three parent meetings per year will be provided to ``showcase'' student work and provide educational and career information.

“在科学中培养女孩”（BUGS）是北德克萨斯大学（UNT）技术和认知系的一个示范项目。该项目的目标是为四年级和五年级的女孩提供户外学习实验室的教育经验，以提高女孩在环境科学方面的兴趣、参与、自我概念、知识和成就。在第一年，30名4年级和5年级的女孩（BUGS参与者）将参加德克萨斯州丹顿独立学区萨姆休斯顿小学的课后户外科学实验室。该项目的参与者将从整个地区招募。BUGS的参与者将由就读于德克萨斯州数学与科学学院（TAMS）的女高中生指导。在项目的第二年和第三年，通过使用双向视听桌面会议工具、项目网站、聊天室和电脑"笔友“，特殊人群中的女孩将在远程地点加入BUGS参与者和导师的行列。在第二年和第三年，参加该项目的特殊人群将包括：（1）在德克萨斯州威奇托瀑布的玫瑰街日间课程和治疗学校上学的有情绪和行为问题的学生;（2）在新墨西哥州的贝纳里洛为大量西班牙裔和美洲土著学生提供服务的学区;以及（3）来自德克萨斯州迪凯特农村学区的学生。远程站点的BUGS参与者将能够使用从第一年录制的活动中开发的“电子实地考察”，以增加他们参与“户外科学实验室体验”的机会。家庭参与将贯穿整个项目。职业意识和教育机会材料将由当地公共图书馆为BUGS参与者的父母提供。每年将提供三次家长会议，以“展示”学生的工作，并提供教育和职业信息。