Program for Gender Equity in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (PGE): Dis: Science, Gender and After School: Creating a Research/Action Agenda

科学、数学、工程和技术领域的性别平等方案：DIS：科学、性别和课外：与美国科学进步协会人力资源和教育理事会(AAAS)和教育发展学院(AED)合作，创建研究/行动议程教育公平概念公司(EEC)，在18个月内从国家科学基金会性别平等方案申请100,000美元，用于一个传播项目，以创建一个围绕SMET的研究/行动议程，为非正规、校外学习领域的女孩制定规划。该项目的总体目标是利用课后规划作为一种手段，吸引和维持女孩对在SMET接受教育和从事职业的兴趣。具体目标是：(1)在工作会议环境中召集研究人员和实践者的多学科小组；(2)制定研究/行动议程；(3)制定执行议程的行动计划；(4)向参与非正式教育和中小型企业教育的研究人员、实践者、两性平等活动家、政策制定者和资助者传播会议记录。在这一关头侧重于女孩的研究至关重要，因为尽管有越来越多的SMET方案，但我们不知道哪些方案是有效的，哪些是无效的，特别是在吸引和支持女孩对SMET感兴趣方面。校外学习领域包括社区和学校课后计划；夏令营和周六/周末计划；博物馆计划；社区技术中心计划；学院/大学科学计划；在线科学俱乐部和竞赛；以及专门针对女孩的组织提供的计划。课外活动作为一个教育领域(而不是关注儿童或纯粹娱乐)既是新的，也是不断增长的。此外，我们正在迅速迈向以技术为基础的经济，在这种经济中，女性在劳动力中的比例越来越大。这次会议将利用一次基本的机会，制定研究/行动议程，并为制定消除性别和其他形式偏见--种族、族裔和残疾-传统上造成教育不平等的性别和其他形式的偏见--的SMET方案提供信息。会议制定的议程将分发给广大研究人员、从业人员、性别平等活动家、政策制定者和资助者。通过这样做，会议将扩大对女孩和妇女参与SMET教育的认识和信息；促进对这一主题的新思考；并作为研究和行动的跳板。传播将通过期刊、出版物、网站、名单服务器和专业协会会议进行。

Program for Gender Equity in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (PGE): Dis: Science, Gender and After School: Creating a Research/Action AgendaEducational Equity Concepts, Inc. (EEC), in collaboration with the Directorate for Human Resources and Education at the American Association for the Advancementof Science (AAAS), and the Academy for Educational Development (AED) requests $100,000 over 18 months from the National Science Foundation Program for GenderEquity for a dissemination project to create a research/action agenda around SMETprogramming for girls in the informal, out-of-school learning arena. The overall goal of the project is to use after-school programming as a vehicle to both engage and sustain girls= interest in pursuing education and careers in SMET. Specific objectives are to: (1) bring together a multi-disciplinary group of researchers and practitioners in a working conference setting; (2) develop a research/action agenda; (3) develop an action plan to carry out the agenda; and (4) disseminate theconference proceedings to researchers, practitioners, gender equity activists, policy-makers, and funders who are involved in informal and SMET education. Research focusing on girls at this juncture is critical because although there are a growing number of SMET programs, we do not know which programs are effectiveand which are not, especially with regard to engaging and supporting girls interest in SMET. The out-of-school learning arena encompasses community and school-based after-school programs; summer camp and Saturday/weekend programs; museum programs; programs at community technology centers; college/university science programs; on-line science clubs and competitions; and programs offered by girl-specificorganizations. After-school as an educational field (rather than child-mindingor purely recreational) is both new and growing. Moreover, we are moving rapidly toward a technology-based economy where women are an increasing part of theworkforce. This conference will take advantage of a ground floor opportunity to create a research/action agenda and inform the development of SMET programsthat are free of gender and other forms of bias--race, ethnicity and disability that have traditionally contributed to educational inequality. The agenda created at the conference will be distributed to a broad audience of researchers, practitioners, gender equity activists, policy-makers, and funders. In doing so, the conference will extend awareness and information about the participation of girls and women in SMET education; catalyze new thinking onthe subject; and serve as a springboard for research and action. Disseminationwill take place via journals, publications, web sites, listservs, and professional association conferences.