Connecting Informal STEM Experiences to Career Choices: Identifying the Pathway

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.

Release Date: 
February 1, 2006
Content Area: 
Informal Learning Settings/Approaches & Afterschool
Content Area: 
STEM Career Opportunities/Interests
Publisher: 
ITEST Learning Resource Center at EDC
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