ERIC Number: EJ1478749
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Publication Date: 2025-Dec
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Factors Influencing Female Students' Choices of Scientific Fields: A Case Study of the University of Ngaoundéré Using a Stratified Survey
Mbelawadzai Joseph1; Mbounja Béssémè Fritz2; Kouakep Tchaptchié Yannick3; Anegue Jean de Dieu4
Discover Education, v4 Article 255 2025
In this article, we aim to identify the factors that significantly influence the choice of a scientific or technological field by a female student in the case of the University of Ngaoundéré. By applying a logistic regression model (Logit) to data from a stratified survey, our results highlight the significant negative influence of gender stereotypes and the use of a career counselor on the choice of a purely scientific field by girls. Additionally, it is observed that parental influence plays an important role in the choice of fields. Furthermore, women who have excelled in scientific domains have a considerable impact on the university orientation of young girls in the case of the University of Ngaoundéré. These findings thus underscore the importance of organizing awareness sessions to present to girls the diversity of opportunities that scientific fields offer and to help them overcome the specific obstacles they face, as well as to promote successful female role models.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Females, Decision Making, Majors (Students), Science Education, Technology Education, Sex Stereotypes, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Role Models
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cameroon
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Ngaoundéré, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon; 2EGEM, University of Ngaoundéré, Department of applied mathematics and Computer Science, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon; 3University of Ngaoundéré, SFTI, EGCIM, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon; 4Department of Analysis and Economic Policies, Faculty of Economics and Management, Bafoussam, Dschang, Cameroon