Breaking the Barriers: Helping Female and Minority Students Succeed in Mathematics and Science

ISBN-13: 9781555424824 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 354 str.

Beatriz C. Clewell; Margaret E. Thorpe; Bernice T. Anderson

Opis

The current global marketplace demands more workers who are scientifically literate, yet few are being adequately prepared to meet that demand. Particularly underrepresented are women and minorities, who often lack the social and academic support that stimulate and sustain interest in science, math, and engineering. The authors of this book demonstrate that early intervention, especially during grades 4 through 8, can help overcome some of these obstacles. They show how increased career awareness and exposure to mentors and role models can help students see science and math-related careers as desirable and viable options. And they explain how test preparation, activity-based instruction, cooperative learning, and tutoring can help to improve academic outcomes. The authors also provide critical information on ten successful intervention programs, including MESA, Project SEED, and Operation SMART - and they offer practitioners specific guidance for developing, funding, and implementing similar programs in their own schools.

Spis treści

Part One: Promoting Participation in Mathematics and Science
1. Identifying Barriers to Female and Minority Participation
2. Breaking the Barriers: The Critical Middle School Years
Part Two: Effective Intervention Strategies
3. Changing Student Attitudes Toward Mathematics and Science
4. Improving Academic Performance
Part Three: Intervention Models
5. Conceptualizing Programs: A Systems Approach
6. Determining Program Outcomes
Part Four: Guidelines for Successful Implementation
7. Planning and Developing Programs
8. Funding, Managing, and Evaluating Programs
9. Disseminating and Institutionalizing Programs
AppAndixes: A. Case Studies: Ten Effective Programs B. Resources: List of Programs and Materials C. Research on Inequities in Mathematics and Science

Blurb

Breaking the Barriers shows how increased career awareness and exposure to mentors and role models can help students see science and math–related careers as desirable and viable options. It explains how test preparation, activity–based instruction, cooperative learning, and tutoring can help to improve academic outcomes.