Engaging Girls in STEM: An Exploration of Canadian, Non-Profit Online Educational Resources

“近年来，在加拿大，提供免费在线资源的非营利组织激增，旨在激励女孩“进入STEM”。资源包括教学视频、博客文章和在STEM领域工作的女性的“榜样”传记。为了最大限度地发挥这些在线教育资源的潜力，迫切需要进行研究，以更好地了解其内容、开发背后的目标以及如何使用这些资源。该项目旨在通过关注三个非营利组织的工作来实现这一目标：科学世界、加拿大科学女孩协会和STEMforGIRLS。在分析了机构的在线资源后，我将对开发人员和一群正在使用或已经使用这些资源的女孩进行采访。这些调查结果对于开发未来的资源和评价类似的倡议将是非常宝贵的。

"ESRC : Louise Couceiro : ES/P000681/1" In recent years, there has been a surge in non-profit organisations providing free online resources aiming to inspire girls to 'get into STEM' in Canada. Resources include instructional videos, blog posts and 'role model' biographies of women working in STEM. To maximise the potential of these online educational resources, research is urgently needed to better understand the content, the objectives behind their development, and how they are being used. This project aims to do this by focusing on the work of three non-profit organisations: Science World, the Canadian Association for Girls in Science and STEMforGIRLS. Following analysis of the organisations' online resources, I will conduct interviews with developers and a group of girls who are engaging/have engaged with the resources. The findings will be invaluable for the development of future resources and the evaluation of similar initiatives.