Girls into Science and Technology: The Story of a Project

ISBN-13: 9781138040403 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 300 str.

Whyte, Judith

Opis

Originally published in 1985. This book describes and evaluates the Girls Into Science and Technology (GIST) Project, an action research programme carried out in co-educational comprehensive schools, which simultaneously took action to redress the balance of girls in science and technology and investigated the reasons for the shortfall.

Spis treści

Introduction Part 1: The Need for GIST 1. The Need for GIST 2. Edging Girls Out 3. The First Year Part 2: The VISTA Intervention 4. VISTA 5. Response to VISTA 6. Girl Friendly Science Part 3: The GIST Children 7. The GIST Children: Attributes and Attitudes Part 4: Other Interventions 8. The Roadshows 9. Craft, Design and Technology: A Hard Nut to Crack 10. Girls Only? Part 5: The GIST Teachers 11. The Teachers’ Perceptions of GIST 12. The Teachers’ Response to the GIST Project Part 6: Conclusions 13. The Effects of GIST 14. Implications. Appendix 1: GIST Questionnaire: VISTA Visits. Appendix 2: Intervention Strategies. Appendix 3: Action Research. Endpiece

O autorze

Judith Whyte