MPWG: Exploring New Options: Science, Engineering and Math Careers - Program for Middle School Girls and Parents

小行星9553379 为了保持我们国家的技术领先地位，需要鼓励年轻女性探索科学，工程和数学（SEM）的职业生涯。 目前，许多中学女生对数学和科学失去了兴趣，因此没有参加必要的课程，这些课程可以在SEM领域开辟职业选择。 该示范项目旨在消除影响女孩决定远离SEM领域的因素，方法是让中学的年轻妇女及其父母参加每月一次的星期六方案，有机会享受有趣的、动手的SEM活动，让女孩及其父母接触SEM的积极榜样，并开展活动，帮助女孩的父母认识和抵制消极的社会压力。 这些女孩将从丹佛市的三所中学中选出，这些中学为大量少数民族或社会经济弱势家庭提供服务。 这种形式包括为女孩举办的八次星期六会议，其中三次为父母和父母与女孩一起举办活动。 这些课程包括“应对技能”活动、SEM实践活动以及与SEM女性专业人员的演示和小组讨论。 该计划最有效的组成部分将通过使用控制组和管理整个计划的各种结果措施来确定。 已经制定了以下正式措施：关于知识和态度的学生问题、关于知识和态度的家长问题、关于职业的知识、儿童自我效能量表、儿童科学职业预测量表和家长科学职业预测量表。 这项研究的一个主要成果将是评估这种类型的综合方案在改变女孩的态度和兴趣方面的有效性，并增加她们对追求SEM职业的先决条件的承诺。 该项目还将评估该方案在改变父母态度方面的有效性。 对每个讲习班的非正式书面和口头评价应确定最有效的活动。 研讨会活动的书面课程计划和录像带可以为未来的课程提供有用的文件。 ***

9553379 Mortz In order to maintain our nation's technological leadership, young women need to be encouraged to explore careers in science, engineering and mathematics (SEM). Currently many middle school girls lose interest in math and science, thus failing to take the requisite courses which could open career options in SEM fields. This model project is designed to counteract factors which influence girls' decisions away from SEM fields by enrolling young women from middle schools and their parents in monthly Saturday programs with opportunities to enjoy fun, hands- on, SEM activities, exposing the girls and their parents to positive SEM role models, and to providing activities designed to help the girls' parents recognize and counteract negative social pressures. The girls are to be chosen from three urban Denver middle schools, which serve substantial numbers of ethnic minority or socio-economically disadvantaged families. The format involves eight Saturday sessions for the girls, three of which have activities for parents and for parents and girls together. These sessions include "coping skills" activities, hands-on SEM activities, and presentations and group discussions with SEM female professionals. The most effective components of this program will be determined by the use of a control group and administration of various outcome measures throughout the program. The following formal measures have been prepared: student questions on knowledge and attitudes, parent questions on knowledge and attitudes, knowledge about careers, children's self-efficacy scale, science career predictor scale for children and the science career predicator scale for parents. A major outcome of this study will be an evaluation of how effective a comprehensive program of this type can be in changing the attitudes and interests of the girls, and increasing their commitment toward taking prerequisites for pursuing SEM careers. The project also would evaluate effectiveness of the pro gram in changing parents' attitudes. Informal written and verbal evaluations of each workshop should identify the most effective activities. Written lesson plans and videotapes of the workshop activities can provide useful documentation for future programs. ***