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Inda-Caro, Mercedes; Viñuela-Hernández, María-Paulina; Martínez-García, María-Lindsay; García-Pérez, Omar – School Science and Mathematics, 2022
The goal of the study was to analyze the influence of perceived teacher/peer supports and barriers on career development in female engineering undergraduates based on Social Cognitive Career Theory. Thirteen students studying various engineering degrees participated. The results of a qualitative methodology, life stories, and focus groups, showed…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship, Barriers
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Wieselmann, Jeanna R.; Roehrig, Gillian H.; Kim, Justine N. – School Science and Mathematics, 2020
With ongoing underrepresentation of women in STEM fields, it is necessary to explore ways to maintain girls' STEM interest throughout elementary and middle school. This study is situated within the context of Designs in STEM (pseudonym), an out-of-school program that engages urban youth in authentic STEM experiences. Participants were 30 girls…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary School Students, Females, Student Attitudes
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Navy, Shannon L.; Kaya, Fatma – School Science and Mathematics, 2020
Problem-based learning (PBL) and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are two acronyms widely visible in education literature today. However, few studies have explored these in connection with one another, specifically with regard to teacher preparation. This study investigated how 47 prospective elementary teachers developed…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, STEM Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers