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1001 ▼a Alade, Fashina. ▼0 (orcid)0000-0002-0409-0803.
24510 ▼a Character Portrayals in STEM-Focused Educational Television Shows and Their Impact on Children's Attitudes towards STEM.
260 ▼a [S.l.]: ▼b Northwestern University., ▼c 2018.
260 1 ▼a Ann Arbor: ▼b ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, ▼c 2018.
300 ▼a 141 p.
500 ▼a Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-11(E), Section: A.
500 ▼a Advisers: Ellen Wartella
5021 ▼a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northwestern University, 2018.
520 ▼a Developing an interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is an important precursor to pursuing a STEM career. Given the United States' relatively low standings in science and math compared to similar industrialized nati
520 ▼a In the U.S., interest in STEM is especially low for female and minority children, which leads to less STEM participation for these groups later in life (National Science Board, 2010). These gender and race gaps are likely exacerbated by the mass
520 ▼a Study 1 presents a content analysis of 1,086 characters in 30 STEM-focused television shows for children ages 3-6 (three episodes per show, 90 episodes total). Results show that compared to the U.S. population, female and minority characters are
520 ▼a Study 2 presents a pre/post, between-subjects experimental investigation of the effect of repeated exposure (8 weeks, 2-3 times per week) to a STEM television show that features a diverse group of highly STEM-engaged characters on children's (N
520 ▼a Results of the two studies suggest that exposure to diverse portrayals of STEM occupations is important, and that today's STEM television landscape does provide some diversity in terms of gender and race. However, results also suggest that one s
590 ▼a School code: 0163.
650 4 ▼a Communication.
650 4 ▼a Mass communication.
650 4 ▼a Developmental psychology.
650 4 ▼a Science education.
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71020 ▼a Northwestern University. ▼b Communication Studies.
7730 ▼t Dissertation Abstracts International ▼g 79-11A(E).
773 ▼t Dissertation Abstract International
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791 ▼a Ph.D.
792 ▼a 2018
793 ▼a English
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