Community-Based Research Community-Based Research

    cy.Scan currently sponsors several projects
    in the Five Points community of downtown Denver.
    "Simply the Best!" offers three sets of after-school science and technology classes for girls. Monday and Wednesday classes for African American middle school girls meet from 3:30 to 5:30 pm, Tuesday and Thursday classes for middle school Latinas meets from 3:30 to 5:30 pm, and high school girls meet on Saturdays from noon to 4 pm. Margaret Eisenhart and Leslie Edwards direct this program which is supported by the CU-Boulder Outreach Committee, Women's Foundation, and the Rose Community Foundation. For more information, call Dr. Eisenhart at (303) 492-8583.
    "Literacy and Learning for Life" is an after-school program designed to foster elementary reading and writing skills by using seniors from the community as tutors. Bill McGinley directs this program which meets at Neighborhood Ministries and is supported by CU-Boulder Outreach Committee. For more information, call Dr. McGinley at (303) 492-6123.


    These projects are a combination of community service and research. Recent conference presentations based on these projects include:

    • Edwards, L.D., & Eisenhart, M.A. (2001, March). Using a virtual community of practice to attract African American girls to science. Paper presented at the National Association of Research on Science Teaching, St. Louis, MO.
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    • Edwards, L.D., & Eisenhart, M.A. (2001, April). Learning with technology: Building on gendered interests to attract African American middle school girls to science. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.
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    • Eisenhart, M.A., & Edwards, L.D. (2001, April). Grabbing the interests of girls: African American 8th graders and authentic science. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.
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    • Edwards, L., & Eisenhart, M. (2000, November). Using multimedia to investigate meanings of urban places. Paper presented at the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco, CA.
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    Upcoming presentations include:
    American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC, November, 2001




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