Breaking the STEM stereotype : reaching girls in early childhood /: reaching girls in early childhood. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Amanda Alzena Sullivan.
• Authors: Sullivan, Amanda (Amanda Alzena)
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The Great Gender Divide in STEM; 1 Engaging Girls with STEM before Second Grade Makes a Difference; 2 Crush the "Girls Are Bad at Math" Myth; 3 Celebrate Women in Science; 4 Grow the Number of Women in Technology and Engineering; Part II: Stereotypes Are Everywhere (And It's Becoming a Real Issue); 5 What to Know About Gender Identity and Stereotypes in Early Childhood; 6 Ensuring Girls Overcome Stereotype Threat; 7 The Blue Aisle versus the Pink Aisle; 8 The Important Impact of Parents, Teachers, and Other Role Models Part III: Break the STEM Stereotype in Early Childhood9 Tools, Games, and Products to Engage Girls in Pre-K through Early Elementary School; 10 Create Engaging STEM Activities for Young Girls; 11 Simple Things Adults Can Do; 12 Beyond Early Childhood; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; About the Author
• Publisher Details: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 372.35/044; Science -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- United States; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- United States; Girls -- Education (Early childhood) -- United States; Sex differences in education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Early childhood); Science -- Study and teaching (Early childhood); Sex differences in education; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781475842050; 1475842058
• Related ISBNs: 9781475842043
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 15, 2019).
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