Linking Experiential Workshops and Increased STEM Interest Among First- and Second-Generation Latino Youth

Journal of Youth Development

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Jeff Sallee  Ronald B. Cox  Rita Flores  Steven R. Cooper  Belinda I. Gomez  Craig A. Gifford  Jennifer A. Hernandez-Gifford 

[1] Oklahoma State University4-H Youth Development;Oklahoma State University;U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research;New Mexico State University

关键词: STEM;    latino;    hispanic;    animal science;    biotechnology;    digital media;   

DOI  :  10.5195/jyd.2019.581

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh

【 摘 要 】

Extension outreach professionals are searching for new methods to target the growing population of Latino students. Oklahoma State University faculty in the Animal Science department and the 4-H Youth Development program partnered to sponsor a 4-H STEM Institute designed to promote science, technology, engineering, and math to Latino students in the Unidos Se Puede program. The STEM Institute was designed to introduce the Latino youth to college life and STEM based career opportunities. The program was evaluated utilizing the 4-H Common Measures Science instruments. The results indicate a positive impact on the youth’s perception of STEM as a career option. The students increase in self-efficacy predicts the students will increase their persistence in the subjects of science and math (Simpkins, Davis-Kean, & Eccles, 2006). Increased persistence in science and math leads to increased success in post secondary STEM studies and occupations.

【 授权许可】

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