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Demystifying the Magic: Investigating the Success of University-Community Partnerships for Broadening Participation in STEM.

Broadening participation informal stem education

Bettencourt, Mwangi, Wells

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Excerpt

This study investigates a university-community partnership focused on broadening participation for girls in STEM. Stakeholders across partner organizations (an informal learning community organization and a public research university) call the success and longevity of the collaboration “magic” because the costs of maintaining it can appear to outweigh benefits for individuals and departments involved. Using qualitative inquiry and sensemaking/sensegiving frameworks, this article elucidates the “magic” behind the …