Gender in STEM Education in the Arab Gulf Countries

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Dickson, Martina (Editor), McMinn, Melissa (Editor), Cairns, Dean (Editor)
Summary:XIV, 244 p. 13 illus., 4 illus. in color.
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Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9135-6
Format: Electronic Book
Table of Contents:
  • ‘Science is a Boys’ Subject’: Changing Perceptions in the Arabian Gulf
  • Epistemological beliefs about science and their relations to gender, attitudes to science and science achievement in UAE schools
  • The Drawing A Scientist Test (DAST): How do girls in the UAE present visual characteristics of female scientists, and what does this mean for gender equity of science careers?
  • Changing perceptions of the learning environment and attitudes towards mathematics through inquiry-based learning: Girls in middle school classrooms in the UAE
  • Mathematics anxiety in females – breaking the cycle
  • Gender Differences in ICT Literacy: ICT-related Individual Characteristics and Enabling Factors
  • Understanding of environmental issues across two Gulf countries: Do girls know more than boys in government schools?
  • Female STEM Leadership in the Gulf: Journeys through Education
  • Gender Representation in STEM departments in Higher Education Institutions in the UAE.