The Association of Family Influence and Initial Interest in Science

Dabney, Katherine P.; Chakraverty, Devasmita; Tai, Robert H.

doi:10.1002/sce.21060

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“…Even more intriguing was that the majority of females talked about how they were influenced to enter the career through early encouragement, support, hobbies, and shared interests with their parents and family. These results mirror prior research indicating the importance of early interest in science and participation in unstructured activities in science [34][35][36][37]. A greater focus on informal and out-of-school science activities for females that incorporate family activities early in life may help influence their entrance into a physics career later in life.…”

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“…A greater focus on informal and out-of-school science activities for females that incorporate family activities early in life may help influence their entrance into a physics career later in life. While these informal activities occurred within the home, they are not beyond the influence of education and public policy [37]. These females' accounts provide support for the work that is being done within informal science programs and science education.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…These females' accounts provide support for the work that is being done within informal science programs and science education. Public science programs may help develop these early interests and provide family participation in informal science activities where females may not have access to this early support and experience [37].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Female physicist doctoral experiences

Dabney

Tai

2013

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res.

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The underrepresentation of women in physics doctorate programs and in tenured academic positions indicates a need to evaluate what may influence their career choice and persistence. This qualitative paper examines eleven females in physics doctoral programs and professional science positions in order to provide a more thorough understanding of why and how women make career choices based on aspects both inside and outside of school and their subsequent interaction. Results indicate that female physicists experience conflict in achieving balance within their graduate school experiences and personal lives and that this then influences their view of their future careers and possible career choices. Female physicists report both early and longterm support outside of school by family, and later departmental support, as being essential to their persistence within the field. A greater focus on informal and out-of-school science activities for females, especially those that involve family members, early in life may help influence their entrance into a physics career later in life. Departmental support, through advisers, mentors, peers, and women's support groups, with a focus on work-life balance can help females to complete graduate school and persist into an academic career.

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Female physicist doctoral experiences

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Tai

2013

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“…Societal influences include a lack of female STEM characters in television and pop culture [2], negative stereotypes about girls' abilities, and negative perceptions about computing as a course of study or career option (e.g., [4]). Parental encouragement to study science and mathematics increases the likelihood of a young adult pursuing [7] and persisting in STEM careers [6]. However, parents' evaluation of their children's abilities differs by gender-in particular, this translates to differences by child gender in parents' perceptions and encouragement of their child's interest in STEM fields (e.g., [5]).…”

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Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Pursuit of Computer Science and Related Fields

Wang

Hai

Ravitz

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Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

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Increasing women's participation in computer science is a critical workforce and equity concern. The technology industry has committed to reversing negative trends for women in computer science as well as engineering and information technology "computing" fields. Building on previously published research, this paper identifies factors that influence young women's decisions to pursue computer science-related degrees and the ways in which these factors differ for young men. It is based on a survey of 1,739 high school students and recent college graduates. Results identified encouragement and exposure as the leading factors influencing this critical choice for women, while the influence of these factors is different for men. In particular, the influence of family is found to play a critical role in encouragement and exposure, and outreach efforts should focus on ways to engage parents.

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“…Family context profoundly influences adolescents' interests and personality by various means, such as parental occupation, family hobbies, and familial encouragement (Dabney, Chakraverty, and Tai 2013;Dietrich and Kracke 2009). Family members, especially parents, may support, interfere with, or neglect adolescents, thus influencing the latter's motivations, interests, and personality traits (Dietrich and Kracke 2009).…”

Section: Family Context and Gritmentioning

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Personality and Family Context in Explaining Grit of Taiwanese High School Students

Lin

Chang

2017

EURASIA J MATH SCI T

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Grit, one of the newly developed non-cognitive traits, encompasses the characteristics of perseverance and consistency of interest. Grit is associated with good academic performance, resilience, and well-being. To understand the nature of Grit in detail, this study probed the relationship between Grit and the widely-applied and well-established Big-Five personality. Family context plays a significant role in nurturing all aspects of personality traits. Accordingly, we examined two family-context variables, namely family influence and democratic parenting style, which may be predictive of Grit, particularly in an Asian context. A total of 1504 students from one private comprehensive high school participated. Multiple linear regression was conducted to determine how the various independent variables affect Grit characteristics. The results indicate that grittier high school learners tend to display higher self-report academic performance and academic satisfaction. Multiple regression demonstrated that the four Big-Five personality traits: Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, Intellect/Imagination, are significantly predictive of Grit, with the exception of Extraversion. While family influence is predictive of Grit, democratic parenting style does not predict Grit. Based on the results, several possible explanations and suggestions are proposed.

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The Association of Family Influence and Initial Interest in Science

Cited by 130 publications

References 50 publications

Female physicist doctoral experiences

Female physicist doctoral experiences

Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Pursuit of Computer Science and Related Fields

Personality and Family Context in Explaining Grit of Taiwanese High School Students

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