Merging dualities: How convergence points in art and science can (re)engage women with the STEM field

Abstract: How can the interweaving of knowledge silos help to engage girls who are becoming disinterested in science? This study describes how convergence points research practices within fields art and science mitigate gender stereotypes associated with STEM field. A case four women working at intersection revealed common aspects their practices: an appreciation natural world, a sense aesthetics, drawing practice reliance on meaningful questions, suggesting that these act as bridges between both study. Keywords: Arts; Education; Art-science; STEM; STEAM; Leaky pipeline; Gender; Motivation; Stereotype threat; Self-efficacy; Transdisciplinarity; Nature; Drawing; Aesthetics. Résumé : Comment l’interrelation des réservoirs de connaissance peut-elle contribuer à motiver les jeunes femmes qui se désintéressent la ? Cette étude relate comment diverses pratiques recherche dans le domaine arts et peuvent atténuer stéréotypes genre associés filière STIM. L’étude du cas quatre œuvrant au point l’art mis en évidence communs leurs l’appréciation monde naturel, un sens l’esthétique, une pratique dessin l’utilisation questions pertinentes, ce laisse supposer certains ponts entre ces deux domaines d’étude. Mots-clés arts, éducation, art, STIM, STIAM, tuyau percé, genre, motivation, menace stéréotype, auto-efficacité, transdisciplinarité, nature, dessin, esthétique.