Aparecio Foundation Stereotype Threat Campaign

Summary

This public education campaign will engage, empower and educate young people concerning negative stereotypes that suppress student achievement, especially those affecting women.The campaign aims to reduce or eliminate negative stereotypes that threaten how students evaluate themselves.Our campaign will pay special attention to stereotype threats that affect women and that widen the gap in educational achievement, specifically stereotypes that alter academic identity and intellectual performance.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

The campaign aims to reduce or eliminate negative stereotypes that threaten how students evaluate themselves.

How will this project solve this problem?

The Apareció Foundation works to develop public education campaign designed to engage, educate, empower and raise awareness among young people about negative stereotypes that suppress student achievement, especially those affecting women.

Potential Long Term Impact

Our intention is to provide students, educators and the public with tools or techniques that can be used to reduce or eliminate performance deficits resulting from stereotype threat or social identity contingencies.

Project Message

Deconstructing stereotypes one label at a time. - The Apareció Foundation
- The Aparecio Foundation, The Aparecio Foundation

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