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Adolescents in Care Are Also Interested in Science: Impact of Extending Learning Time Through STEM Actions

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    Identifier:  imarina:9525291
    Authors:  Salceda, Marifa; Rios-Gonzalez, Oriol; Gairal-Casado, Regina; Guardiola-Figols, Miquel; Garcia-Yeste, Carme
    Abstract:
    There is a large body of scientific literature documenting educational inequality affecting children in care and unequal access to supportive environments and role models linked to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM). However, fewer social impact studies have been conducted to show how to overcome this barrier. This research introduces an extended learning time intervention based on dialogic scientific gatherings (DSG) around different STEM topics followed by training sessions with scientists on human evolution, palaeo-ecology, physics, and chemistry. The study was carried out in a residential care environment involving adolescents (N = 9) aged 17-19 years old and social workers (N = 5), and it is framed within communicative methodology (CM) through communicative semi-structured interviews conducted with all participants involved in the project (N = 14). From the participants' voices and their social workers' perceptions, the results allow us to assert that adolescents in care are also interested in science when successful evidence-based actions are implemented. This research describes specific actions that can contribute to overcoming educational inequality by opening up possibilities for access to STEM careers for adolescents in care. Il existe une abondante documentation scientifique portant sur les in & eacute;galit & eacute;s en mati & egrave;re d'& eacute;ducation qui touchent les enfants confi & eacute;s au syst & egrave;me de soins en r & eacute;sidence et sur l'acc & egrave;s in & eacute;gal aux milieux techniques li & eacute;s aux sciences, & agrave; la technologie, & agrave; l'ing & eacute;nierie ou aux math & eacute;matiques (STIM). Cependant, rares sont les & eacute;valuations des r & eacute;percussions sociales qui montrent comment surmonter cet obstacle. Dans cette recherche, nous pr & eacute;sentons une intervention fond & eacute;e sur le prolongement du temps d'apprentissage qui s'appuie sur des & laquo; Dialogic Scientific Gatherings (DSG) [en fran & ccedil;ais, des & eacute;v & eacute;nements scientifiques ax & eacute;s sur le dialogue]& raquo; portant sur diff & eacute;rents sujets li & eacute;s aux STIM, suivies de s & eacute;ances de formation avec des scientifiques sur l'& eacute;volution humaine, la pal & eacute;o & eacute;cologie, la physique et la chimie. On a men & eacute; l'& eacute;tude dans un environnement de soins r & eacute;sidentiels impliquant des adolescent(e)s (N = 9) & acirc;g & eacute;(e)s de 17 & agrave; 19 ans et des professionnel(le)s du travail social (N = 5). L'& eacute;tude s'inscrit dans le cadre de la m & eacute;thodologie communicative (MC) et s'appuie sur des entrevues semi-structur & eacute;es communicatives men & eacute;es aupr & egrave;s de tous les participant(e)s impliqu & eacute;(e)s dans le projet (N = 14). & Agrave; partir des t & eacute;moignages et des perceptions de toutes ces personnes, les r & eacute;sultats nous permettent d'affirmer que les adolescent(e)s plac & eacute;(e)s en soins en r & eacute;sidence s'int & eacute;ressent & eacute;galement aux sciences lorsque des actions fond & eacute;es sur des donn & eacute;es probantes sont mises en oe uvre avec succ & egrave;s. Dans cette recherche, nous d & eacute;crivons certaines actions sp & eacute;cifiques qui peuvent contribuer & agrave; rem & eacute;dier aux in & eacute;galit & eacute;s en mati & egrave;re d'& eacute;ducation en ouvrant des possibilit & eacute;s d'acc & egrave;s aux carri & egrave;res dans les STIM pour les adolescent(e)s b & eacute;n & eacute;ficiant de soins en r & eacute;sidence.
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    Link to the original source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42330-026-00435-y
    APA: Salceda, Marifa; Rios-Gonzalez, Oriol; Gairal-Casado, Regina; Guardiola-Figols, Miquel; Garcia-Yeste, Carme (2026). Adolescents in Care Are Also Interested in Science: Impact of Extending Learning Time Through STEM Actions. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 26(2), 37-. DOI: 10.1007/s42330-026-00435-y
    Paper original source: Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education. 26 (2): 37-
    Article's DOI: 10.1007/s42330-026-00435-y
    Journal publication year: 2026-03-17
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Record's date: 2026-10-10
    URV's Author/s: García Yeste, Carme
    Department: Pedagogia
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Publication Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
    Author, as appears in the article.: Salceda, Marifa; Rios-Gonzalez, Oriol; Gairal-Casado, Regina; Guardiola-Figols, Miquel; Garcia-Yeste, Carme
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Thematic Areas: Education, scientific disciplines, Education, Ciencias sociales
    Author's mail: carme.garciay@urv.cat
  • Keywords:

    Successful educational actions
    Stem
    Science literacy
    Residential care
    Extended learning time
    Dialogic scientific gatherings
    Education
    Scientific Disciplines
    Ciencias sociales
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