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Title:
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Theory and Practice in Recruiting Women for STEM Careers
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Author(s):
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Dr. Charlene Allison
Materials Science, Edmonds Community College
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Email:
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charlene.allison@edcc.edu
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Abstract:
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Abstract - The National Science Foundation funded project ?Proven Practices for Recruiting Women to STEM careers? is now in its second year. This work is part of a larger project funded by the Advanced Technological Education Program of the National Science Foundation, DUE #0501971. This paper provides the interim results of the project?s review of existing literature on practices currently in use to recruit women into STEM careers, and on the career development and gender theories on which these practices are based. A description of each practice is presented along with research-based evidence on its effectiveness. Concluding remarks summarize the major findings of this review.
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Bio:
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Charlene Allison is a cultural anthropologist who has studied women's issues for a number of years. She is co-author of the book Winds of Change: Women in Northwest Commercial Fishing. Mel Cossette is Head of the Edmonds Community College Materials Science Department, and has been active for many years in designing and implementing methods for recruiting students into STEM education programs.
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