STEM Engagement, Science Capital & Inclusion

Questions we are working on

Which experiences build children's STEM aspirations over time?
How can science capital be used to design and evaluate engagement programmes?
What works to widen participation and gender diversity in STEM pathways?

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STEM & InclusionJournal articleIndependent

Evaluating a complex and sustained STEM engagement programme through the lens of science capital: insights from Northeast England

Annie Padwick, Opeyemi Dele-Ajayi, Carol Davenport and Rebecca Strachan

International Journal of STEM Education, 2023

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-023-00421-y

STEM & InclusionConference paperIndependentBest Paper Award, IEEE EDUCON 2021

Widening the Aspirations of Young People towards Digital and wider STEM Careers: A Case Study from the DIGISTEM Programme

Opeyemi Dele-Ajayi, Emma Anderson, Rebecca Strachan, Femi Alufa, Victor Ayodele, Akachukwu Okoli and Kemi Fasae

IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2021

https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON46332.2021.9453969

STEM & InclusionJournal articleIndependent

A Theory of Change for Improving Children's Perceptions, Aspirations and Uptake of STEM Careers

Carol Davenport, Opeyemi Dele-Ajayi, Itoro Emembolu, Richard Morton, Annie Padwick, Antonio Portas, Jonathan Sanderson, Joe Shimwell, Jane Stonehouse, Rebecca Strachan, Leanne Wake, Gary Wells and John Woodward

Research in Science Education, 2021

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-019-09909-6

STEM & InclusionConference paperIndependent

Tackling Gender Stereotypes in STEM Educational Resources

Opeyemi Dele-Ajayi, Jill Bradnum, Tom Prickett, Rebecca Strachan, Femi Alufa and Victor Ayodele

IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2020

https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE44824.2020.9274158

STEM & InclusionJournal articleIndependent

Lets diversify by changing culture and challenging stereotypes: a case study from professional construction higher education programmes

Rebecca Strachan, Opeyemi Dele-Ajayi, Jane Stonehouse, Steve Logan, Tim Poolan, Linda Blakelock and Richard Bell

Higher Education Pedagogies, 2020

https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2020.1847159

STEM & InclusionConference paperIndependent

Encouraging Diversity in Computer Science among Young People: Using a Games Design Intervention based on an Integrated Pedagogical Framework

Itoro Emembolu, Rebecca Strachan, Carol Davenport, Opeyemi Dele-Ajayi and Joe Shimwell

IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2019

https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE43999.2019.9028436

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