Starting Early: girls and engineering

Whyte, Judith

doi:10.1080/03043798608939308

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“…The problem starts early, with society stimulating girls to take an interest in subjects said to be 'feminine' rather than 'masculine'. Many studies show that the problem is not with the girls (Whyte 1986, Räsänen 1989, Zywno et al 1999, Little and de la Barra 2009.…”

Section: The Programme 'Encouraging Girls In Technology Science and mentioning

confidence: 97%

UCS-PROMOVE: The engineer of the future

Villas-Boas

2010

European Journal of Engineering Education

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The Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS) elaborated the cooperative project called 'The engineer of the future', with the objective of promoting science and engineering among high school teachers and students. This project aims to improve the quality of the teaching and to increase the interest of students in technological areas, leading to a future career in engineering. The activities of this project were planned to give meaning and foundation to the teaching-learning process of science and for the application of theory in the solution of real problems, while articulating scientific, economic, environmental, social and political aspects and also to reinforce the important role of engineering in society. Amongst the activities to be offered to high school teachers and students are a specialisation course for teachers based upon new educational methodologies, workshops in different areas of science and technology, a programme entitled 'Encouraging girls in technology, science and engineering', science fairs and visits to the industries of the region. Activities with the engineering instructors of UCS are also being developed in order to help them to incorporate in their classes more effective pedagogical strategies for educating the engineer-to-be.

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Section: The Programme 'Encouraging Girls In Technology Science and mentioning

confidence: 97%

UCS-PROMOVE: The engineer of the future

Villas-Boas

2010

European Journal of Engineering Education

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“…The problem of underachievement of girls in physical sciences and technology at the secondary school level and of young women in higher education has been discussed extensively (Kelly, 1981;Whyte, 1986). Recent research (Morgan, 1989;Brown, 1990) would suggest that differentiation according to gender with regard to both attitude and performance in science and technology can be traced back to the primary school.…”

Section: Problem Solving In Technology In the Nursery: Gender Implicamentioning

confidence: 99%