Date of Award

5-1-2019

Document Type

Capstone Paper

Department

Counselor Education

First Advisor

Mary Fawcett

Abstract

The projected growth of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers is unprecedented (Lufkin, 2009). With the growth of women in the workforce and/or obtaining post-secondary degrees, the projected number of females in STEM fields should increase; however, that is not the case. Recently, the estimated percent of women in STEM careers is less than 30% in the United States (“Has employment”, n.d.). The reasons behind this underrepresentation of women in STEM careers includes multiple facets such as: sexist practices in education and workplace, psychological factors that influence the self and career choice and social factors including, but not limited to friends/peers, parents/guardians, teachers and other educators and the media representation of STEM. In accordance to American School Counselor Association’s standards for school counselors, school counselors serve as a pivotal role to encourage adolescent girls in STEM. These interventions include institutional and individual changes within the school. Through analysis of interventions and a thorough understanding of the research, a small-group intervention was developed to increase academic self-perceptions in mathematics and science among adolescent girls. Increasing self-efficacy has shown to increase persistence in STEM courses which will increase STEM fields.

Unique Identifier

wsucedcap_2019_Stein

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