Gender equality is a major problem that places women at a disadvantage thereby stymieing
economic growth and societal advancement. In the last two decades, extensive research …

There are international calls to enhance learner engagement in STEM. Further, there are
international concerns about the gender disparity in interest, aspiration, and participation in …

Self-efficacy refers to perceived capabilities to learn or perform actions at designated levels.
Theory and research support the idea that self-efficacy is an important motivational construct …

This qualitative case study describes some of the issues faced by incoming first-generation
college students at a private, 4-year institution in the northwest. Using constructs drawn from …

Career adaptability as a resource and adaptation as a process are essential concepts in
career research and counseling, inspired by and building on a long tradition in vocational …

This study investigated the effects of an immersive virtual reality (IVR) nature-trail tour on
participants' science learning, self-efficacy, cognitive load, perceived enjoyment, and …

Academic self-efficacy refers to perceived capabilities to learn or perform actions at
designated levels in academic settings. Academic self-efficacy is grounded in Bandura's …

The aim of this study is to examine the process by which adolescent girls develop self-
efficacy related to creative thinking skills and apply such skills to problems in the science …

The underrepresentation of young people and particularly young women in many STEM
fields has inspired various intervention programmes and research intended to boost their …

The career development of women has been a longstanding topic of inquiry in vocational
psychology. Two previous major reviews in this area consistently identified that women tend …