Männlich dominierte Computerwelt : Wege von Frauen in die Informatik
Titelübersetzung:Male dominated computer world : paths for women to computer science
Autor/in:
Ripke, Marita
Quelle: Das Hochschulwesen : Forum für Hochschulforschung, -praxis und -politik, Jg. 59 (2011) H. 5, S. 162-171
Inhalt: "The lack of new students in the MINT subjects - particularly the lack of women - is a reason for numerous root cause analyzes. The author reviews this field from the opposite direction. In her article 'Male-dominated computer world - women's paths to informatics' she further unveils this phenomenon by analyzing biographies of women, who already found their way into computer science. In her biographical approach, the author has these women report on their motives for choosing informatics. There are many reasons why relatively few women are studying MINT subjects. As the author points out, social stereotypes play a major rote when choosing subjects. But causes can be found in learning theory as well. Students (and mostly female students) are impaired because teaching in science-related lessons often benefits serial learners, while holistic learners - to which the majority of students belong - have their difficulties with this kind of teaching. And since students use preferences and achievements in school to predict a possible success in their studies they turn away from MINT subjects." (author's abstract)
CEWS Kategorie:Geschlechterverhältnis, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Berufsbiographie und Karriere, Studium und Studierende
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Women in the rat race : women's careers in technological higher education
Titelübersetzung:Frauen im ständigen Konkurrenzkampf: Hochschulkarriere von Frauen in technologischen Fachbereichen
Autor/in:
Béraud, André
Quelle: Encouragement to advance - supporting women in European science careers. Anke Lipinsky (Hrsg.). Bielefeld: Kleine (cews.Beiträge Frauen in Wissenschaft und Forschung), 2009, S. 154-183
Inhalt: "Also supported by the 6th EU Framework Programme, the PROMETEA project is described in the article 'Women in the rat race'. The aim of the project was to develop a better understanding of gender issues in various engineering and technology research settings. It involved seventeen teams from thirteen countries along with a private company. The experience and recommendations resulting from this project in this special area should receive broad dissemination." (excerpt)
Hispanic students majoring in science or engineering : what happened in their educational journeys?
Autor/in:
Wightman Brown, Susan
Quelle: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Vol. 8 (2002) No. 2, S. 123-148
Inhalt: "National statistics clearly demonstrate an under representation of minorities and women in the fields of science and engineering. Using Seidman's in-depth interviewing method, 22 Hispanic students, 12 female and 10 male, who were majoring in science or engineering were interviewed. These students were observed in their college science or engineering classes, their high school and college transcripts were analyzed, and they participated in a focus group. What made a difference in the educational journeys of these 22 students so that they could succeed - majors that have historically discouraged female and minority students? Seven themes emerged: family support, an honors program, a challenging and interactive curriculum, college preparation in high school courses, caring and kind teachers, small class sizes, and small communities. Educators must take note of these themes, which made a lasting difference in the students' futures, enabling them to choose science or engineering as their fields of study." (author's abstract)