Female Recruits Explore Engineering - FREE is a collaborative research and
outreach program conducted by researchers and educators from three
Universities.
In school and afterschool programs for high achieving 10th grade Latina,
African-American, Native American, Asian American, and a few Caucasian girls
were conducted to explore career possibilities in engineering. Two-thirds of
the girls lived in families that qualify for free or reduced lunch at school
and very few had considered engineering as a college or career choice. In
addition to a variety of activities, the project developed a secure website
for the girls to share their explorations, and each girl had a Blackberry
smartphone to communicate with other FREE participants.
Goals: During the webinar participants will:
1. Become aware of FREE as an intervention strategy to increase the
participation of girls in STEM courses and careers.
2. Learn about implementing the project with an on-line tool kit.
3. Understand data focused on research questions related to girls
pursing engineering careers.
Register here
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