STEM education

Y Xie, M Fang, K Shauman - Annual review of sociology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, especially
for traditionally disadvantaged groups, is widely recognized as pivotal to the United States's …

Gender and motivation

JL Meece, BB Glienke, K Askew - Handbook of motivation at …, 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
Th e role of gender in shaping achievement motivation has a long history in psychological
and educational research. Early studies drew on achievement motivation theories to explain …

Exploring the factors that influence the career decision of STEM students at a university in South Africa

EN Abe, V Chikoko - International Journal of STEM Education, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
educators and stakeholders in South Africa are interested in the ways STEM students make …

Development of mathematics interest in adolescence: Influences of gender, family, and school context

AC Frenzel, T Goetz, R Pekrun… - Journal of research on …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated adolescents' developmental trajectories of mathematics interest and
explored related effects of gender, family, and school context. Latent growth curve modeling …

Majoring in STEM—What accounts for women's career decision making? A mixed methods study

C Bieri Buschor, S Berweger, A Keck Frei… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this longitudinal, mixed methods study was to gain an understanding of whether
female academic high school students who intended to study science, technology …

Gender stereotypes in occupational choice: a cross-sectional study on a group of Italian adolescents

T Ramaci, M Pellerone, C Ledda, G Presti… - Psychology research …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background Gender beliefs represent cultural schemas for interpreting or making sense of
the social and employment world, as they can influence attitudes, career aspirations, and the …

Maintaining secondary school students' STEM career aspirations: The role of perceived parental expectations, self-efficacy, and cultural capital

Y Chen, SWK Chiu, J Zhu, WWM So - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
There have been increasing concerns about the significant decline in teenagers' intentions
to pursue STEM subjects or careers. This study examined how students' perceptions of …

The leaky mathematics pipeline for girls: A motivational analysis of high school enrolments in Australia and the USA

HMG Watt, JS Eccles, AM Durik - Equal Opportunities International, 2006 - emerald.com
Purpose–Why do girls and women progressively opt out of maths‐related study and
careers? This study aims to examine motivations influencing female adolescents' choices for …

Gender differences in high-school learning experiences, motivation, self-efficacy, and career aspirations among Taiwanese STEM college students

H Tzu-Ling - International Journal of Science Education, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to answer the following two questions:(1) Do significant
differences exist in high-school learning experience, interests, self-efficacy, and career …

Gender and occupational choice

HMG Watt - Handbook of Gender Research in Psychology: Volume …, 2010 - Springer
Men and women tend to end up in different kinds of occupations. This phenomenon is
extraordinarily robust across different settings (see Watt & Eccles, 2008), although there is …