Dlodlo, NBeyers, RN2009-08-272009-08-272009-01Dlodlo, N and Beyers, RN. 2009. Experiences of South African high school girls in a fab lab environment. Proceedings of world academy of science, engineering and technology (WASET), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 2009. pp 1-15http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3542Proceedings of world academy of science, engineering and technology (WASET), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 2009This paper reports on an effort to address the issue of inequality in girls' and women's access to science, engineering and technology (SET) education and careers through raising awareness on SET among secondary school girls in South Africa. Girls participated in hands-on high-tech rapid prototyping environment of a fabrication laboratory that was armed at stimulating creativity and innovation as part of a Fab Kids initiative. The Fab Kids intervention is about creating a SET pipeline as part of the Young Engineers and Scientists of Africa Initiative. The methodology was based on a real world situation and a hands-on approach. In the process, participants acquired a number of skills including computer-aided design, research skills, communication skills, teamwork skills, technical drawing skills, writing skills and problem-solving skills. Exposure to technology enhanced the girls' confidence in being able to handle technology-related tasks.enHigh school learnersHigh school girlsFab lab environmentScienceSET educationScience educationGender inequalityGender divideFab Kids initiativeWASET 2009EngineeringTechnologyConference PresentationDlodlo, N., & Beyers, R. (2009). Experiences of South African high school girls in a fab lab environment. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3542Dlodlo, N, and RN Beyers. "Experiences of South African high school girls in a fab lab environment." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3542Dlodlo N, Beyers R, Experiences of South African high school girls in a fab lab environment; 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3542 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Dlodlo, N AU - Beyers, RN AB - This paper reports on an effort to address the issue of inequality in girls' and women's access to science, engineering and technology (SET) education and careers through raising awareness on SET among secondary school girls in South Africa. Girls participated in hands-on high-tech rapid prototyping environment of a fabrication laboratory that was armed at stimulating creativity and innovation as part of a Fab Kids initiative. The Fab Kids intervention is about creating a SET pipeline as part of the Young Engineers and Scientists of Africa Initiative. The methodology was based on a real world situation and a hands-on approach. In the process, participants acquired a number of skills including computer-aided design, research skills, communication skills, teamwork skills, technical drawing skills, writing skills and problem-solving skills. Exposure to technology enhanced the girls' confidence in being able to handle technology-related tasks. DA - 2009-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - High school learners KW - High school girls KW - Fab lab environment KW - Science KW - SET education KW - Science education KW - Gender inequality KW - Gender divide KW - Fab Kids initiative KW - WASET 2009 KW - Engineering KW - Technology LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 T1 - Experiences of South African high school girls in a fab lab environment TI - Experiences of South African high school girls in a fab lab environment UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3542 ER -