Seeing What's Possible: Videos are more Effective than Written Portrayals for Enhancing the Relatability of Scientists and Promoting Black Female Students' Interest in STEM.
Although interactions with Black female scientists can alter beliefs about STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and encourage Black female students' interest in these fields, this strategy may overburden the few Black women working in STEM. To address this issue, we explored whether...
| Publicado en: | Sex Roles Vol. 84; no. 1/2; pp. 14 - 34 |
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2021
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