Connecting Informal STEM Experiences to Career Choices: Identifying the Pathway
Description
The focus of this literature review is out-of-school time activities in informal environments, a “vastly understudied” set of experiences (Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development 1992), and the role these experiences can have in shaping the direction of youth to pursue STEM careers.
Body
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PUBLICATION DETAILS
Type
Report
Publisher
ITEST Learning Resource Center at EDC
Topic(s)
Informal Learning and Afterschool
STEM Career Opportunities and Workforce Development
Publication Year
2006