Cracking the code
Cracking the code

Author: UNESCO

Publisher: UNESCO Publishing

Published: 2017-09-04

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9231002333

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This report aims to 'crack the code' by deciphering the factors that hinder and facilitate girls' and women's participation, achievement and continuation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and, in particular, what the education sector can do to promote girls' and women's interest in and engagement with STEM education and ultimately STEM careers.

Effects of Girls' Self-efficacy on Their Interest and Involvement in Mathematics and Science
Effects of Girls' Self-efficacy on Their Interest and Involvement in Mathematics and Science

Author: Mary E Greenlee

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13:

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The development of self-efficacy, the belief you have in your ability to be successful at a task or subject, has a huge effect on a student of any gender in any subject. It is important to understand how and why poor self-efficacy is blamed for the genesis of young girls’ lack of interest, involvement, and retention in mathematics and science studies and later, mathematics and science careers. Also noteworthy is how self-efficacy is greatly affected by the challenges of stereotype threat – a selfconfirming belief that may endorse negative stereotypes. The sidling up of feelings of poor self-efficacy in girls starting prior to adolescence (specifically between third and fifth grade), and the negative consequences from this insidious phenomena, are examined in this paper, as well what positive and effective measures, including addressing motivation, are being taken to combat stereotype threat and reverse a socialization curse. Additionally, a staff professional development reveals how even the most earnest of educators can bring their gender biases and fixed mindsets into a classroom and obstruct the path for girls in mathematics and science. Finally, in a culminating event titled “Women in Math and Science for Youth” or “WIMSY”, vii supporting the growth mindset-based lifelong learner and their eager students, women from the community in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) studies and careers face interactive audiences of children, grades kindergarten to fifth grade, sharing information, advice, and providing living female role models in STEM occupations.

Gender Differences in Mathematics
Gender Differences in Mathematics

Author: Ann M. Gallagher

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-12-27

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1139443755

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Females consistently score lower than males on standardized tests of mathematics - yet no such differences exist in the classroom. These differences are not trivial, nor are they insignificant. Test scores help determine entrance to college and graduate school and therefore, by extension, a person's job and future success. If females receive lower test scores then they also receive fewer opportunities. Why does this discrepancy exist? This book presents a series of papers that address these issues by integrating the latest research findings and theories. Authors such as Diane Halpern, Jacquelynne Eccles, Beth Casey, Ronald Nuttal, James Byrnes, and Frank Pajares tackle these questions from a variety of perspectives. Many different branches of psychology are represented, including cognitive, social, personality/self-oriented, and psychobiological. The editors then present an integrative chapter that discusses the ideas presented and other areas that the field should explore.

Why So Few?
Why So Few?

Author: Catherine Hill

Publisher: Aauw Educational Foundation

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 9781879922402

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"In an era when women are increasingly prominent in medicine, law and business, why are there so few women scientists and engineers? A new research report by AAUW presents compelling evidence that can help to explain this puzzle. Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics presents in-depth yet accessible profiles of eight key research findings that point to environmental and social barriers - including stereotypes, gender bias and the climate of science and engineering departments in colleges and universities - that continue to block women's participation and progress in science, technology, engineering, and math. The report also includes up to date statistics on girls' and women's achievement and participation in these areas and offers new ideas for what each of us can do to more fully open scientific and engineering fields to girls and women."--pub. desc.

Career Development and Counseling
Career Development and Counseling

Author: Steven D. Brown

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-06-29

Total Pages: 673

ISBN-13: 1118428846

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"This is a must-have for any researcher in vocational psychology or career counseling, or anyone who wishes to understand the empirical underpinnings of the practice of career counseling." -Mark Pope, EdD College of Education, University of Missouri - St. Louis past president of the American Counseling Association Today's career development professional must choose from a wide array of theories and practices in order to provide services for a diverse range of clients. Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work focuses on scientifically based career theories and practices, including those derived from research in other disciplines. Driven by the latest empirical and practical evidence, this text offers the most in-depth, far-reaching, and comprehensive career development and counseling resource available. Career Development and Counseling includes coverage of: Major theories of career development, choice, and adjustment Informative research on occupational aspirations, job search success, job satisfaction, work performance, career development with people of color, and women's career development Assessment of interests, needs and values, ability, and other important constructs Occupational classification and sources of occupational information Counseling for school-aged youth, diverse populations, choice-making, choice implementation, work adjustment, and retirement Special needs and applications including those for at-risk, intellectually talented, and work-bound youth; people with disabilities; and individuals dealing with job loss, reentry, and career transitions Edited by two of the leading figures in career development, and featuring contributions by many of the most well-regarded specialists in the field, Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work is the one book that every career counselor, vocational psychologist, and serious student of career development must have.