Growing the roots of STEM majors: Female math and science high school faculty and the participation of students in STEM

My science class and expected career choices—a structural equation model of determinants involving Abu Dhabi high school students

“…Results also confirm that as with other studies in Abu Dhabi schools, the issue has become firmly linked to young people's disengagement with STEM subjects in school and their decreasing interest in STEM careers (Jenkins and Nelson 2005;Sjøberg and Schreiner 2010;Reid 2003). Such multiple linkages confirm previous results that career (Bottiaa et al 2015;Cleaves 2005;Lavonen, Byman, et al 2008a. Results show that science class and attitude have influence on out-of-class experience, and out-of-school class has influence on science interests.…”

“…The idea about these questions is to get empirical evidence on what sort of issues students are interested in learning about and to explore how these vary between groups and search for patterns in the answers (Creagh and Parlevliet 2014). This question may provide an insight into how different topics may or may not appeal to different groups of learners (Bottiaa et al 2015). This information can give an insight into how science curricula may be constructed to meet the perceived needs or interests of different groups of students.…”

“…We need to focus equally on students' alternative conceptions of science content as well as their attitudes, priorities, and decision-making regarding science learning and environmental issues. Such information might enhance and develop knowledge and awareness of what challenges we are facing in our effort to make students equipped to meet the environmental challenges (Bottiaa et al 2015). The questions about "my science class" provide information about different aspects of the students' perception of their science classes, including their motivation for science at school, their self-confidence in their own abilities in science at school, what they get out of science at school, and their perceptions of the necessity of science education (Schibeci and Lee 2003).…”

“…A number of research studies conducted recently reported a decline in student engagement with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and subsequent choices to pursue STEM-related careers (Calabrese Barton et al 2008;Bottiaa et al 2015;American Institute of Physics 2014;Roberts 2002;Stagg et al 2003). Many countries over the world face the task of recruiting more individuals into STEM industries (Hill et al 2010).…”

The Status of Women in STEM in Higher Education: A Review of the Literature 2007–2017

“…A variety of causes have contributed to failed recruitment efforts (Wang and Degol 2016), including social factors (Cho et al 2009;Lyon 2013;Thackeray 2016), institutional structures (Bottia et al 2015), poor advising (Lee 2008), and early education classroom environments (Han 2016). However, studies show that developing an identity linked to STEM from a young age (Bieri Buschor et al 2014;McCarthy and Berger 2008), having supportive families (Burge 2013;Lee 2016;Lyon 2013), access to quality advising (Byars-Winston 2014;Bystydzienski, Eisenhart, and Bruning 2015), and exposure to gender-inclusive video games (Bonner 2015;Borghetti 2014;Gilliam et al 2017) can all play a part in the choice to pursue a career in these disciplines before enrolling on college.…”