Engineering and Gender: How to Deal with It in Engineering Education? - From the Experiences of Women Into Engineering (WIE) Program in Korea -

한경희,; Kang, Hojeong; Park, Joonhong

doi:10.18108/jeer.2010.13.1.38

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“…Jung & Cho, 2020; Kerlin, 1995). In addition, female postdoctoral researchers reported less interaction with their supervisor or colleagues than male respondents (Jin et al, 2007; Um et al, 2019), and they experienced academic identity conflicts in a male‐centred culture and social networks (Han et al, 2010; Min & Lee, 2005). This indicates that female postdoctoral researchers hold a relatively lower status than male colleagues, making it difficult to adapt to college life or participate in academic job market, hence leading to low self‐efficacy and postdoctoral career satisfaction.…”

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Postdoctoral researchers' experience and their career plan in a research‐focused university in South Korea

Lee,

Shin

2023

Higher Education Quarterly

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This study aims to empirically analyse whether, in the context of South Korea, postdoctoral researchers' career plans are closely associated with their postdoctoral experience, along with whether these postdoctoral experiences differ by gender and discipline. Data were collected from an online survey targeting postdoctoral researchers at a research‐focused university in South Korea in 2019. This study found that the majority of the postdoctoral researchers pursue faculty positions at universities as in other countries, and there were no statistically significant differences in future academic career plan by gender and discipline. However, female postdoctoral researchers had lower satisfaction with their postdoctoral experience than males. Logistic regression analysis indicates that the postdoctoral researchers who experienced sufficient career advice from their supervisor are more likely to have academic positions at universities than their colleagues without such advice. This study suggests that institutional supports as well as close mentoring and advising by supervisors are critical for retaining them in academia.

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Postdoctoral researchers' experience and their career plan in a research‐focused university in South Korea

Lee,

Shin

2023

Higher Education Quarterly

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“…Particularly in Korea's engineering sector, embracing gender diversity is becoming increasingly crucial. Fostering greater diversity and inclusion in science and technology promises not only improved performance in research and development but also boosts competitiveness [1]. Consequently, securing female engineering talents has become crucial.…”

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“…Addressing gender imbalances in engineering requires approaches beyond merely finding solutions to educational and institutional challenges. New perspectives on gender issues in engineering have been introduced [1], highlighting the significance of a gendered perspective. Gender perspective refers to a frame that constructs daily experiences based on the self-awareness that women themselves are the subjects of life and constitutes roles and competencies to move individuals and organizations [3].…”

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“…Recently, the gender perspective has been gaining attention, especially as the emphasis is placed on developing the competencies of female engineering college students and training personnel in convergence technology [3][7]. This necessitates exploring the factors that influence competency development in the engineering domain, which involves pursuing gender-based strategic education content and methods tailored for engineering college students [8].…”

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Exploring Gender-Based Career Capital Perceptions among Engineering College Students: A Qualitative Interview Study

Kang

2024

APJCRI

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In recent years, diversity has emerged as a critical topic of discussion in the field of science and technology in Korean society. In particular, gender diversity has garnered attention in engineering, highlighting the need to develop gender-based competencies among engineering college students. The purpose of this study is to explore the career capital perception of gender-based engineering college students. This study employs focus group interviews to investigate the gender-based perceptions of career capital competency among engineering college students. Focus group interviews, a qualitative research method, involve discussions with small groups (typically 4 to 12 participants) on a specific topic. In this study, two focus groups were formed and divided by sex, comprising 6 male and 6 female students, with a total of 12 participants. The interviews were conducted, transcribed, and analyzed to uncover participants' perceptions of career capital, which consists of knowing-why, knowing-how, and knowing-whom. The results of the study revealed that, among the career capital recognized by engineering college students, motivation (an aspect of knowing-why) and knowledge and skill (aspects of knowing-how) were perceived uniformly across genders. In contrast, attitude and identity (aspects of knowing-why), ability (an aspect of knowing-how), and networking and information resources (aspects of knowing-whom) exhibited gender-specific perceptions. The results of this study emphasize the importance of the need to develop competencies in consideration of the gender perspective in order to accumulate career capital of engineering college students, contributing positively to career capital enhancement in engineering education. The study's findings serve as primary data for designing genderbased career capital programs.

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Differences of Creativity in Engineering Students by Gender

Kang¹,

Yune²

2015

Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineer

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Recently, it has been emphasized that more girls should be able to contribute to society in the engineering field. However, there is little research for understanding the psychological characteristics of female engineering students. We first must understand their capabilities in order to take advantage of the strengths of female engineering college students. Based on this understanding, it is necessary to provide future educational interventions for them. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the gender differences in creativity in engineering education. Additionally, we wanted to know whether the differences were domain-specific or domain-general differences. For this, we targeted 351 engineering students in Busan and Daegu. An integrated creativity test and engineering creativity test were carried out. It was found that female engineering students had lower scores on both the integrated creativity and engineering creativity tests than male students. These results suggest that we should develop and apply appropriate strategies to enhance the creativity of female students in engineering education.

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Engineering and Gender: How to Deal with It in Engineering Education? - From the Experiences of Women Into Engineering (WIE) Program in Korea -

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

Postdoctoral researchers' experience and their career plan in a research‐focused university in South Korea

Postdoctoral researchers' experience and their career plan in a research‐focused university in South Korea

Exploring Gender-Based Career Capital Perceptions among Engineering College Students: A Qualitative Interview Study

Differences of Creativity in Engineering Students by Gender

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