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Perceptions of the Social Relevance of Science: Exploring the Implications for Gendered Patterns in Expectations of Majoring in STEM Fields.

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العنوان: Perceptions of the Social Relevance of Science: Exploring the Implications for Gendered Patterns in Expectations of Majoring in STEM Fields.
المؤلفون: Kyte SB; Education & Employment Research Center, Rutgers University, 94 Rockafeller Road, Second Floor, Piscataway, NJ 00854-8054, USA., Riegle-Crumb C; Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, 305 E. 23rd Street, Stop G1800, Austin, TX 78712-1699, USA.
المصدر: Social sciences [Soc Sci] 2017 Mar; Vol. 6 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 21.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: USSR Academy of Sciences [Section of Social Sciences, etc.] Country of Publication: Russia (Federation) NLM ID: 101087982 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0134-5486 (Print) Linking ISSN: 01345486 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Soc Sci Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: [Moscow] USSR Academy of Sciences [Section of Social Sciences, etc.] 1970-
مستخلص: Despite efforts to increase participation in science, technology, engineering and math fields (STEM), the role of students' perceptions of the social relevance of science in guiding their expectations to major in STEM remains largely unexplored. Though science education scholars predict that perceptions of social relevance likely matter equally for boys and girls, gender scholars suggest that these perceptions should matter more for girls than boys. Using longitudinal data from a large, urban, low-income, and predominantly minority-serving district, this study examines the potentially gendered role of perceptions of social relevance in ninth graders' expectations to major in STEM. Further, it examines these dynamics with respect to expectations to major in any STEM field as well as expectations to major in specific STEM fields. Findings largely support the perspective of gender scholars; perceptions of the social relevance of science positively and significantly predict female, but not male, students' intentions to major in STEM (vs. non-STEM fields). Subsequent analyses that look at intentions to major in specific STEM fields reveal a similar pattern, such that perceptions of relevance positively predict female students' intentions to major in the biological sciences, the physical sciences, and engineering, while male students' intentions are not similarly impacted. By contrast, positive perceptions of the relevance of science predict a modest increase in interest in computer science for both boys and girls.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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معلومات مُعتمدة: P2C HD042849 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS; R24 HD042849 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS; T32 HD007081 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS
فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: STEM; expectations; field of study; gender; high school; majors; middle school; perceptions; science attitudes; social relevance
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20240617 Latest Revision: 20240620
رمز التحديث: 20240620
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC11177846
DOI: 10.3390/socsci6010019
PMID: 38883188
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
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تدمد:0134-5486
DOI:10.3390/socsci6010019