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Antigoni Parmaxi; Eirini Christou; Julia Fernández Valdés; Dalia María Puente Hevia; Maria Perifanou; Anastasios A. Economides; Jelena Mazaj; Maryna Manchenko – Discover Education, 2024
The aim of this study is to present the findings of a qualitative study aiming at capturing key stakeholders' perceptions with regard to: (1) gender equality in academia and the workplace; (2) challenges, needs, and experiences in academia and workplace with regard to gender. This research captures the current situation of gender equality in the…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Attitudes, Sex Fairness, Educational Environment
William E. Even; Takashi Yamashita; Phyllis A. Cummins – Grantee Submission, 2023
Using data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, this paper compares the earnings premium and employment share of jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) across 11 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The results reveal that the STEM wage premium…
Descriptors: STEM Careers, Wages, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment
William E. Even; Takashi Yamashita; Phyllis A. Cummins – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2023
Using data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, this paper compares the earnings premium and employment share of jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) across 11 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The results reveal that the STEM wage premium…
Descriptors: STEM Careers, Wages, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment
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Silvia Galano; Lucio Palazzo; Italo Testa – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
Astronomy is seen as a "gateway" science, inspiring students to pursue Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM) related careers. However, there is little evidence that students' attitudes towards astronomy remain stable over time. By integrating Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), we identified…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Student Attitudes, Astronomy
Nicola Bianchi – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This dissertation contains three essays on the economics of education and innovation. In the first essay, I study the effects of increased access to higher education by examining a dramatic 1961 Italian reform that increased university enrollment in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields by more than 200 percent in a few years.…
Descriptors: Economics, Educational Change, STEM Education, Foreign Countries