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Kamphorst, Jan C.; Adriaan Hofman, W. H.; Jansen, Ellen P. W. A.; Terlouw, Cees – Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Background: In Dutch engineering education, female students outperform male students. Using an interactionalist framework, this study explores factors that contribute to this gender-based difference. Purpose: This study aims to answer two questions: Do female and male students differ in background characteristics, engagement factors, and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Engineering Education, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries
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Koycu, Ümit; de Vries, Marc J. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2016
In the Netherlands, as well as in many other countries, there is an increasing interest in implementing education about engineering as a part of general education at the upper secondary school level. In order to know what pupils at that level think about engineering, a study has been done to investigate their attitude towards and their concept of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Engineering Education