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Title:
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HIGH-SCHOOL GIRLS IN A FABRICATION ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT: A SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE |
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Author(s):
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Nomusa Dlodlo , Ronald Noel Beyers |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-69-0 |
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Editors:
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Kinshuk, Demetrios G Sampson, J. Michael Spector, Pedro Isaías and Dirk Ifenthaler |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Girls, science, engineering, technology, constructivism |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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351 |
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Last Page:
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356 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper reports on an effort to address the issue of inequality in girls and womens access to science, engineering and
technology (SET) education and careers through raising awareness on SET among secondary school girls in South
Africa. Girls participated in hands-on high-tech rapid prototyping environment of a fabrication laboratory that was aimed
at stimulating their interest in SET as part of a Fab Kids initiative. The Fab Kids intervention is about applying the design
process to solve a technology challenge. This research is a qualitative assessment through a case study of the impact of
this intervention on South African school girls interest in SET. |
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