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"If I Had to Do It, Then I Would": Understanding Early Middle School Students' Perceptions of Physics and Physics-Related Careers by Gender
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Dare, Emily A.; Roehrig, Gillian H. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
This study examined the perceptions of 6th grade middle school students regarding physics and physics-related careers. The overarching goal of this work was to understand similarities and differences between girls' and boys' perceptions surrounding physics and physics-related careers as part of a long-term effort to increase female interest and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Physics, Student Attitudes
School Socio-Cultural Identity and Perceived Parental Involvement about Mathematics Learning in Greece
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Moutsios-Rentzos, Andreas; Chaviaris, Petros; Kafoussi, Sonia – REDIMAT - Journal of Research in Mathematics Education, 2015
In this quantitative study we investigated the primary school students' perceived parental involvement in mathematics with respect to different school socio-cultural identity as identified by the students' ethnicity. 493 students attending the two last grades of three primary schools participated in the study. The role of the students' grade and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education