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Lina Anaya Beltran – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Increasing women's participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) has become a policy goal for many countries. This dissertation focuses on the origin and measurement of gender gaps in student achievement and self-perceived ability, as well as their potential role in predicting college career choices in STEM. The first…
Descriptors: Gender Issues, Majors (Students), STEM Education, Academic Achievement
Jiang, Suhang – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This dissertation explores how country-level cultural values are associated with gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), national achievement in mathematics and science, and students' science achievement. Study 1 explored how gender-equal…
Descriptors: Social Values, Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Cross Cultural Studies
Baum, Donald Rey – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Public-private partnerships are being increasingly supported and advocated for, ideologically and financially, as an approach to educational reform in many countries across the world. Proponents suggest that non-state involvement in the education sector has the potential to bolster international Education for All efforts, improve school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Educational Change