Engaging with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds
Author(s) -
Alexa Hime
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the biochemist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1740-1194
pISSN - 0954-982X
DOI - 10.1042/bio03605058
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , disadvantage , socioeconomic status , meaning (existential) , connection (principal bundle) , sociology , psychology , gender studies , social psychology , developmental psychology , economic growth , political science , population , demography , engineering , structural engineering , law , economics , psychotherapist
Young people who are at a relative socioeconomic disadvantage can find it hard to connect with certain educational and cultural experiences, meaning that a wealth of inspiring and enjoyable science activities may be inaccessible to such young people, with their main connection with science being mediated through formal schooling.
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