Attracting students to STEM: Obstructors and facilitators

Alyammahi, Sohailah; Zaki, Rachad; Barada, Hassan; Al-Hammadi, Yousof

doi:10.1109/educon.2016.7474665

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“…Male student more frequently selected this option than female students in all years of the survey. This is an expected finding, as studies within the literature identify gendered perceptions of engineering [1,8,11]. From the primary years, it has been found that females less commonly associate with engineering as a career aspiration [11].…”

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“…It also highlights the importance of having good teachers to help students engage with STEM activities, driving initiatives such as the STEM teacher kits [14] trying to enable great STEM classroom experiences. The importance of well informed and capable teachers in STEM [1,2,16] is recognised and important to drive interest within the field. This is supported by research that has shown that teaching staff can influence up to 55% of a student's experience [17], helping to setup either positive or negative perceptions of a career in STEM.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education is recognised across the globe as important for each country future prosperity and needed to drive innovation forward [1,2]. This has directed countries and their universities to drive continuous growth in the number of students enrolling and completing STEM degrees.…”

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Engineering Students at Day Zero: Selection and Concerns by Gender

Nikolic

Suesse

Goldfinch

2018

2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)

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The importance of attracting students to STEM disciplines such as engineering is well understood. Many developed countries are trying to grow numbers in the field by attracting a greater proportion of females than currently exists. This study explores student engineering selection decisions and initial concerns by gender prior to official commencement of classes within common first year engineering.

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Engineering Students at Day Zero: Selection and Concerns by Gender

Nikolic

Suesse

Goldfinch

2018

2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)

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“…Education institutions play a crucial role in shaping the women's interest in STEM career, from the choice to the persistence in a STEM job (Shapiro & Sax, 2011), such as the satellite and space industry in the UAE. Several studies (Alyammahi et al, 2016;Kemp & Zhao, 2016;Saji, 2016;Wang et al, 2020) revealed the importance of the educational institution's role, which influences students in the UAE to have careers in STEM. The education institution role may include the presence or absence of capable teachers, cultural biases, the choice of the teaching language, employment opportunities and the options of career progression in STEM careers (Patterson et al, 2021).…”

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Investigating Factors Influencing Career Choice of Emirati Women in the Satellite and Space Industry in the UAE

Ammoury

2023

AASoci

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Purpose: The objective of this study is to investigate the factors influencing the career choice of Emirati women in the satellite and space industry in the UAE. Design/Methodology/Approach: A quantitative survey was collected from 120 employees working in 37 companies in the satellite and space industry in the UAE. Ten factors were identified from the literature review and factorial analysis. RII ranked the factors and identified their level of importance. One sample t-test identified the relation between the factors and the career choice of Emirati women in the satellite and space industry in the UAE. Correlation matrix identified the interplay between the factors. Oneway ANOVA tests and independent t-tests tested the difference in perception among the respondents based on their demographic data towards the factors. Findings: Ten factors were identified and ranked in order of importance from highest to lowest: Satellite and space companies' policies; Education institutions' policies and initiatives; Familial role model; Personal beliefs; Societal role models; Government policies and initiatives; STEM education; The role of media; The role of NGOs; and cultural and societal. Seven factors are very important and three are somewhat important. All ten factors were found to positively affect the career choice of Emirati women in the satellite and space industry in the UAE using one sample t-test, t(119) > 1.96, p < .05. Originality/Value: Even though progressed and well established in the UAE, Emirati women's career choice is still affected by many factors and has not extended to its full potential, and although the career choice climate is similar for Emirati men and women in the UAE, the space and satellite industry is still male dominant. Hence, now is the time to develop Emirati women's inclusion in line with the vision and strategies of the UAE government.

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“…Many studies (Alyammahi et al , 2016; Saji, 2016; Kemp and Zhao, 2016, Wang et al , 2020) revealed a number of reasons that make students in the UAE like or dislike scientific majors and careers in STEM, which includes: the presence or absence of capable teachers, the choice of the teaching language, cultural biases, employment opportunities or slow growth and career progression in STEM careers and the lack of women in STEM career role models. Another recent study (Islam, 2019) on women in STEM in the Middle East found that despite a substantial increase in the allocation of funds for education in nearly all Middle East nations for balanced national development, women are needed in the areas in which their functions are most suitable.…”

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Women in STEM/SET: gender gap research review of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – a meta-analysis

Patterson

Varadarajan²,

Salim

2020

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a meta-analysis of existing research on gender discrimination/gender gap and women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in the UAE, specifically, and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in general because of very limited number of articles published on the subject. It will give future researchers insights into the topics, methodologies and findings of such research from 1999–2019. Design/methodology/approach This study conducts a meta-analysis of 72 articles using the Wildcard operator search method and the Boolean operator to perform an integrative literature search related to gender discrimination studies done in relationship to or specific to the UAE. Findings In total, 88 papers related to the UAE and gender gap and women were identified. The articles were narrowed down to the ones published in high-ranked or Scopus journals (72). The findings suggest a decreasing trend in gender discrimination, but the issue still persists, requiring efforts from policy-makers, society and government to ensure gender parity is achieved. Academic research on women in STEM/SET workplace, specific to the UAE and the region, continue to slowly advance, with very few articles published in the same. Practical implications The study provides insights into gender gap research done in the past ten years specific to the UAE national women and gender gap in general and their career choices and prospects in the STEM/SET domain. Social implications There is a need to focus research on Emirati women in STEM careers to develop more insights into gender gap perceptions of Emirati women and identify challenges and methods to close the gender gap in STEM careers. Originality/value This paper brings a holistic perspective to the meta-analysis of research on the gender gap and women in the UAE’s STEM domain.

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Attracting students to STEM: Obstructors and facilitators

Cited by 4 publications

References 29 publications

Engineering Students at Day Zero: Selection and Concerns by Gender

Engineering Students at Day Zero: Selection and Concerns by Gender

Investigating Factors Influencing Career Choice of Emirati Women in the Satellite and Space Industry in the UAE

Women in STEM/SET: gender gap research review of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – a meta-analysis

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