Linking Experiential Workshops and Increased STEM Interest Among First- and Second-Generation Latino Youth
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, technolo...
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Clemson University Press
2019-03-01
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| author | Jeff Sallee Ronald B. Cox Rita Flores Steven R. Cooper Belinda I. Gomez Craig A. Gifford Jennifer A. Hernandez-Gifford |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc46e64ae1294a51b9c4a8858da78fd82024-02-03T03:16:20ZengClemson University PressJournal of Youth Development2325-40172019-03-0114119821510.5195/jyd.2019.581552Linking Experiential Workshops and Increased STEM Interest Among First- and Second-Generation Latino YouthJeff Sallee0Ronald B. Cox1Rita Flores2Steven R. Cooper3Belinda I. Gomez4Craig A. Gifford5Jennifer A. Hernandez-Gifford6Oklahoma State University 4-H Youth DevelopmentOklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State UniversityU.S. Army Institute of Surgical ResearchNew Mexico State UniversityNew Mexico State UniversityExtension 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.http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/581stemlatinohispanicanimal sciencebiotechnologydigital media |
| spellingShingle | Jeff Sallee Ronald B. Cox Rita Flores Steven R. Cooper Belinda I. Gomez Craig A. Gifford Jennifer A. Hernandez-Gifford Linking Experiential Workshops and Increased STEM Interest Among First- and Second-Generation Latino Youth Journal of Youth Development stem latino hispanic animal science biotechnology digital media |
| title | Linking Experiential Workshops and Increased STEM Interest Among First- and Second-Generation Latino Youth |
| title_full | Linking Experiential Workshops and Increased STEM Interest Among First- and Second-Generation Latino Youth |
| title_fullStr | Linking Experiential Workshops and Increased STEM Interest Among First- and Second-Generation Latino Youth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Linking Experiential Workshops and Increased STEM Interest Among First- and Second-Generation Latino Youth |
| title_short | Linking Experiential Workshops and Increased STEM Interest Among First- and Second-Generation Latino Youth |
| title_sort | linking experiential workshops and increased stem interest among first and second generation latino youth |
| topic | stem latino hispanic animal science biotechnology digital media |
| url | http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/581 |
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