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Gender Does Not Make the Difference: Interest in STEM by Gender Is Fully Mediated by Technical Socialization and Degree Program
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Goreth, Sebastian; Vollmer, Christian – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2023
In Germany, there is a shortage of skilled workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and especially in technology with declining interest in technology and with supposedly fewer teachers in technology education in the next 20 years. The present study examined whether students' interest in STEM is dependent…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, STEM Education, Socialization, Personality Traits
Technology Education for Children in Primary Schools in Finland and Germany: Different School Systems, Similar Problems and How to Overcome Them
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Rasinen, Aki; Virtanen, Sonja; Endepohls-Ulpe, Martina; Ikonen, Pasi; Ebach, Judith; Stahl-von Zabern, Janine – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2009
Even if the results of international student assessment studies such as PISA or TIMSS show that girls have been catching up in mathematics and natural sciences, there are still remarkable gender differences in the number of males and females studying and working in the technological fields after basic education. Technology is still a…
Descriptors: Females, Early Childhood Education, Motivation, Foreign Countries
Promoting Girls' Interest in Technology through Technology Education: A Research Study
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Mammes, Ingelore – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2004
The article summarises the design and outcome of an inquiry into the promotion of interest in technology by technology education. The reason for the present study is the low proportion of women in technical occupations, studies or subjects. Such a marked gender difference leads to different ways of life which discriminate against women. It is…
Descriptors: Technical Occupations, Elementary School Students, Females, Gender Discrimination