Crossing the Bridge to STEM

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Hui-Ching Kayla Hsu ◽  
Nasir Memon
Keyword(s):  
Women Students ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Alternative Pathways ◽  
Performance Factors ◽  
Bridge Program ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Post Baccalaureate ◽  
To Receive

The necessity for a steady STEM workforce has prompted academia to develop strategies to encourage people of diverse backgrounds to enter the STEM fields. A bridge program, also known as a conversion program, offers alternative pathways for individuals who have no prior computing education to receive the education that can help in developing their careers or acquiring a graduate-level degree in the computer science fields. This mixed-methods study consisted of two parts. First, an online post-baccalaureate bridge program was evaluated, with a focus on students’ performance. Factors for analysis included gender, prior major, and the length of the program, any or all of which might play a role in students’ unsuccessful attempts to complete the program. The results indicated that female students have a higher tendency to not complete the program. However, female students who completed the program and enrolled in a graduate school have as much potential to do well in the MS program as their male cohorts do. The second part of the study comprised a survey of students who completed or did not complete the program and interviews with women students. Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), the results showed that strategies are needed to enhance women students’ perceived competence and relatedness in the program.

scholarly journals Motivaciones para la práctica deportiva en escolares federados y no federados (Motivations for practicing sports in federate and non-federate students)

Retos ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 80-84
Author(s):  
Manuel Isorna Folgar ◽  
Antonio Rial Boubeta ◽  
Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Men Students ◽  
External Regulation ◽  
Motivational Profile ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Identified Regulation

En este artículo se analiza el perfil motivacional hacia la práctica de ejercicio físico entre los escolares de varios centros educativos a través de la Teoría de la Autodeterminación de Deci y Ryan, diferenciando los resultados en función del sexo, el modo de la práctica deportiva (federado vs. no federado) y el deporte practicado; así como conocer la influencia de la implantación de una unidad de iniciación en el ámbito escolar en la práctica de este deporte en horario extracurricular. Un total de 306 alumnos/as de 5º de primaria a 4º de la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO) con edades comprendidas entre los 9 y 16 años, los cuales pertenecían a centros educativos en los cuales se había dado una unidad didáctica de iniciación al piragüismo, completaron la versión en castellano del BREQ-2. Los resultados mostraron que sólo el 57.2% de los sujetos practicaban deporte federado, siendo la mayoría de ellos hombres. Se ha encontrado que los estudiantes tenían puntuaciones altas en motivación intrínseca, moderadas en regulación identificada y regulación introyectada, bajas en regulación externa y muy bajas en desmotivación, mostrando quienes practican deporte federado unos niveles más altos de motivación intrínseca y la regulación identificada que los que hacían deporte no federado. Los hombres mostraron una mayor motivación intrínseca que las mujeres. No se encontraron diferencias en función de la modalidad deportiva practicada. El fútbol fue el deporte más practicado, seguido del piragüismo y el baloncesto.Palabras clave: deporte, deporte federado, adolescentes, autodeterminación, ejercicio físico, piragüismo.Abstract: This paper analyzes the motivational profile in physical exercise among students from various schools with the Deci & Ryan’ self-determination theory. The results were divided according to sex, mode of sport (federated vs non-federated) and the sport modality, as well as know the influence of the implantation of an initiation unit in the school in the practice of this sport in extracurricular schedule. A total of 306 male / female students from Elementary 5th to 4º ESO, with ages between 9 and 16, who belonged to schools in which there had been teaching a didactical unit of initiation to canoeing, completed the Spanish version of the BREQ-2. The results showed only a 57.2% of the students did federate sport, most of them being men. Students had high scores in intrinsic motivation, moderate scores in identified regulation and introjected regulation, low scores in external regulation, and very low scores in demotivation. Federated sport practitioners showing higher levels of intrinsic motivation and identified regulation than those who did not federated sport. Men showed greater intrinsic motivation than women. No differences were found depending on the sport modality practiced. Football is the most popular sport, followed by canoeing and basketball.Key words: sport, federated sport, teenagers, self-determination, physical exercise, canoeing.

scholarly journals Does Exposure to Gender Role Models Increase Women’s Political Ambition? A Field Experiment with Politicians

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-166
Author(s):  
Florian Foos ◽  
Fabrizio Gilardi
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
Political Ambition ◽  
Female Politicians ◽  
Political Office ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Positive Effect

AbstractThere is a persistent gender gap in motivations to run for political office. While exposure to role models is widely believed to increase women’s political ambition, there is little field experimental evidence on whether exposure to female politicians in realistic settings can increase political ambition. We conducted a field experiment in which a sample of 612 female students was randomly assigned to receive emails inviting them to an event that included career workshops with female politicians, or no email. The treatment increased interest in the ongoing national election campaign, but, against expectations, did not have any positive effect on political ambition. Our results suggest that female politicians who discuss their experience bluntly, instead of following a motivational script, may fail to motivate other women to pursue a political career. These results highlight the need for more research into the type of events and messages that bring more women into politics.

scholarly journals Educación Primaria y alumnas gitanas. Análisis de las barreras sociales en contextos de exclusión

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocío Cárdenas-Rodríguez ◽  
Teresa Terrón-Caro ◽  
María Carmen Monreal Gimeno
Keyword(s):  
Women Students ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Economic Context ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Educación Primaria ◽  
Traditional Roles

Actualmente se está produciendo una transformación de los roles tradicionales asociados a hombres y mujeres, sin embargo, en los contextos desfavorecidos de exclusión social estas desigualdades entre hombres y mujeres sigue siendo muy notable. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo reflexionar sobre la situación de la mujer gitana en contextos desfavorecidos a lo largo de su proceso educativo, así como establecer las estrategias necesarias para favorecer el proceso educativo de estas alumnas. Para ello, aplicamos una metodología mixta basada en cuestionarios y grupos de discusión con profesorado y agentes claves de cuatro centros educativos situados en contextos de exclusión social con alto porcentaje de alumnado gitano. Los resultados obtenidos nos demuestran la percepción del profesorado y agentes claves sobre las dificultades de las alumnas gitanas en el Sistema Educativo, así como las actuaciones que se llevan a cabo desde los centros educativos para favorecer la progresión educativa de las alumnas gitanas. En cualquier caso, es importante señalar que el contexto socioeconómico determina la trayectoria educativa de las alumnas gitanas más que las características culturales, ya que muchas de las dificultades que se encuentran las alumnas están más relacionadas con los contextos de marginación social que con su cultura. Nowadays a transformation in the traditional roles associated to men and women is being produced, however, in disadvantaged contexts of social exclusion these inequalities between men and women are still very notable. The following work aims to reflect on the situation of romani female in disadvantaged contexts throughout their educational process and to establish the necessary strategies to promote the educational process of these students. To do it, we applied a mixed methodology based on questionnaires and focus groups with teachers and key agents from four schools located in contexts of social exclusion with high percentage of romani students. The results obtained show us the perception of teachers and agents about the difficulties of romani female students in the Educational System, and the actions that are carried out from schools to promote the educational progression of romani female students. In any case, it is important to point out that the socio-economic context determines the educational trajectory of romani women students more than the cultural characteristics, since many of the difficulties encountered by the students are more related to the contexts of social marginalization than to their culture.

scholarly journals Diversity and Technology: Classroom Implications of the Digital Divide

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Kalyanpur ◽  
Mubina H. Kirmani
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Digital Inclusion ◽  
Technology Classroom ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds

This paper analyzes the intersection of technology and diversity in classrooms with reference to the implications of the inequity of access and usage for under-represented groups including low-income, minority students, students from culturally diverse backgrounds, students with disabilities, and female students. Strategies at national and individual levels to facilitate a process of digital inclusion for all children are identified.

Paper 2: Statutory Quantitative Control of Packaged Commodities

1966 ◽  
Vol 181 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
T. J. Metcalfe
Keyword(s):  
Unit Mass ◽  
Business Economics ◽  
Weights And Measures ◽  
Performance Factors ◽  
Measuring Devices ◽  
Quantitative Accuracy ◽  
Legal Responsibilities ◽  
Quantity Control ◽  
To Receive

The meaning of ‘trade’, i.e. transferring or rendering of money's worth in consideration of money, the entitlement of the purchaser of goods to receive true weight and just measure and consideration of the importance of quantity control to the packer are discussed. The legal responsibilities of packers of merchandise, historical and contemporary, are explained and the questions of whether the Weights and Measures Act 1963 oppresses the packer who appreciates the fundamentals of business economics, requires higher standards of quantitative accuracy than heretofore, and favours the consumer at the expense of the packer and/or the distributor are considered. The performance factors of automatic weighing and measuring devices, measuring to determine weight and vice versa, weight representation dependent on the count per unit mass, checkweighing and the fundamentals of dependency are all discussed. The role of the Inspector of Weights and Measures with reference to the mechanics of commodity quantitative control is discussed: where to check, how often, and to what extent. Valuation is made of the results of checking. Consideration is also given to the liabilities of, and defences available to, traders and whether or not deficiency tolerances should be laid down.

scholarly journals Mental Health among Married Women Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Tyagi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Women Students ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Married Students ◽  
Married Female ◽  
At Home

The present study was designed mainly to investigate the mental health among those married female students who stay at home and who stay outside i.e. hostel etc. To realize the main objective the study was conducted on 50 female married students in two groups of those who stay at home (Home dweller) and who stay outside in hostel or PG (Hostel dweller). For this purpose two groups were selected one of those who stays at home and other of those who reside outside of home. Each group consist 25 participants. Data was collected from Girls hostel of MDU Rohtak and Rohtak city of Haryana. Data was collected by using personal datasheet and mental health scale by Bhatt and Geeda (1992). t- test was applied to see the significance level in both groups of married female students. Results show that there are significant differences between both groups. Differences were also found in their demographic characteristics such as level of education and stream of study.

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