Gender Differences in Attitudes toward Science & Technology among Majors
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2015
Publication Title
Journal of Science Education and Technology
Keywords
Attitudes, Science and technology, Gender, Class standing
Abstract
In the USA, women have consistently been proportionally underrepresented in science and technology (S&T). In these disciplines, as students move from high schools to colleges to graduate programs, qualified women drop out at higher rates than do men, resulting in a striking loss of talented students. Attitude toward a discipline is one of the major factors in students’ choice of majors. As a result, attitudes toward S&T are issues with longstanding attention and interest in education research. Retention of female students in S&T majors remains a major concern. The purpose of the study was to investigate attitudes toward S&T including attitudes toward female participation in S&T, among S&T majors, and examine differences by gender and class standing. Such an investigation would provide deeper insights to help devise strategies to retain women in S&T majors.
DOI
10.1007/s10956-014-9541-5
Recommended Citation
Gokhale, Anu A.; Rabe-Hemp, Cara; Woeste, Lori; and Machina, Kenton, "Gender Differences in Attitudes toward Science & Technology among Majors" (2015). Faculty Publications - Criminal Justice. 3.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpcjs/3
Comments
This article was originally published in Journal of Science Education and Technology 24, no. 4 (2015): 509-516. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-014-9541-5