Paul, K., & Penney, L., & Maltese, A., & Simpson, A., & Kim, J. (2023, June), Caregivers’ Roles in Supporting Children’s Engagement in Engineering Activities at Home (Fundamental)  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43132

\bibitem{asee_peer_43132}
  Paul, K., \& Penney, L., \& Maltese, A., \& Simpson, A., \& Kim, J. (2023, June), \emph{Caregivers’ Roles in Supporting Children’s Engagement in Engineering Activities at Home (Fundamental)}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--43132

Kelli Paul, Lauren Penney, Adam Maltese, Amber Simpson, and Jungsun Kim.  "Caregivers’ Roles in Supporting Children’s Engagement in Engineering Activities at Home (Fundamental)".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/43132 Internet.  14 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_43132}
  Kelli Paul, Lauren Penney, Adam Maltese, Amber Simpson, and Jungsun Kim.
  "Caregivers’ Roles in Supporting Children’s Engagement in Engineering Activities at Home (Fundamental)".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/43132 Internet.  14 Dec, 2024

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title = "Caregivers’ Roles in Supporting Children’s Engagement in Engineering Activities at Home (Fundamental)"
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AB  - We began this project with three goals: (1) engage families in engineering activities, (2) increase the awareness of kids and caregivers as to what engineering is, and (3) increase children’ interest in engineering. We focused on caregivers and home environments because of the important role that  at-home experiences with STEM play in triggering interest for many individuals who enter STEM professions. We created and distributed four different kits to families interested in engaging in STEM activities at home. Each kit included a challenge around engineering-related content (e.g., circuits, construction) and contained activity instructions (child) and a facilitation guide (caregivers). However, few instructions were given to caregivers about the expectations of their role while engaging with their children. This paper reports on the findings from family engagement in the Watercolor Bot kit. We sought to explore the roles enacted and behaviors utilized by caregivers as they supported their children during the activity. Our findings add to the conversation about how to define and conceptualize caregiver roles and how the home context/setting influences the types of supports caregivers provide. In contrast to emerging work on caregiver support, we argue that it may be more fruitful to think about the types of support (physical, verbal, content, and managerial) offered rather than defining specific roles (e.g., collaborator, project manager, etc.). We provide implications for designing kits and activities to include specific support for caregivers beyond simply providing project-specific instructions that address caregivers’ needs.
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