Title: the Relationship between Girls' Academic Outcomes and Participation in Positive Youth Development Programs
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Introduction: Women continue to score lower on standardized mathematics tests and to report lower academic confidence compared to their male peers (Huguet & Régner, 2007). In order to address this disparity, some positive youth development organizations have created academic programming that targets girls. Cool Girls, Inc., is dedicated to the self-empowerment of girls in Atlanta, Georgia and their programming includes weekly tutoring sessions and life skills workshops. Some members attend Cool Tech, a technology education program that teaches girls about interesting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics. In the present study, we expect that participation in Cool Girls will be associated with larger gains in scholastic competence and self-reported math GPA compared to a comparison group. Further, we expect that Cool Tech participation moderates this association.
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