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ERIC Number: EJ658112
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1072-8325
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Science Career Interests among High School Girls One Year after Participation in a Summer Science Program.
Phillips, Katherine A.; Barrow, Lloyd H.; Chandrasekhar, Meera
Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, v8 n2 p235-47 2002
Introduces a residential summer program, the New Experiences for Women in Science and Technology (Newton) Academy, which was developed to encourage high school girls' interest in the physical sciences and engineering. Reports the results of a follow-up evaluative study of the 1998 Newton Academy participants one year after participation. (Contains 29 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Engineering, Females, High Schools, Middle Schools, Physical Sciences, Science Education, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Summer Science Programs, Women Scientists
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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