Young women do not choose to be engineers nearly as often as young men, and they tend to cluster in particular specialties when they do. We examine these patterns and the role of gender schemas as applied to perceptions of typical engineers in understanding the choices that women make in terms of engineering specialties. We use Part 1 of two waves…

How much students feel at home in school predicts academic outcomes. In view of the gender achievement gap, it is worth examining the gendered pattern of this school belonging. Studies on school belonging, however, have barely acknowledged possible obstructive effects of traditional gender role attitudes of individual students and student…

To demonstrate why issues of sexual politics and gender must be addressed in teacher education and preparation, the assumptions and expectations of 155 first year student teachers in the United Kingdom about girls and boys were examined through a questionnaire. The traditional stereotypes held by these students are discussed. (SLD)