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JP Ogle, KH Hyllegard, J Park - Journal of Women and …, 2019 - dl.begellhouse.com

Fashion Fundamentals: Fostering Educational and Social-Psychological Growth for Middle School Girls Through AN Unconventional STEM Learning Program.

Broadening participation informal stem education

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With this work, we explore outcomes of participation in Fashion FUNdamentals (FF), a STEM summer enrichment program designed exclusively for middle school girls which is grounded in worldview theory and research on the maker movement suggesting that adolescent girls'" passion for fashion" can be harnessed to build their interest and skills in the STEM disciplines and to nurture their self-confidence and self-esteem. Data were collected via focus groups with 69 girls who had participated in the program. Eight focus groups were …

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