Alpay, Esat and Hari, Arpan and Kambouri, Maria and Ahearn, Alison (2010) Gender issues in the university research environment. European Journal of Engineering Education, 35 (2). pp. 135-145. ISSN 1469-5898 (electronic) 0304-3797 (paper)
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Abstract
Recruiting and retaining females within science, engineering and technology continues to challenge many European Higher Education Institutions. This study looks at female self-perceptions relating to effective research work and career progression. Focus groups are used to examine the attitudes and experiences of females, and a questionnaire used to explore perceptions in four main skills areas: group work; communication; personal awareness; and project planning and management. The study indicates consistent female concerns on issues pertaining to effective female role models, negative work-role stereotypes and the work-life balance of an academic career. For all four skills areas, the average confidence scores of the female participants fell below that of males, but these differences were only statistically significant for perceptions on group work and communication skills, and prior to an intense skills development course. Based on these findings, a student workshop on gender issues has been developed, an outline of which is presented.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This is an electronic version of an article published in Alpay , Esat and Hari, Arpan and Kambouri, Maria and Ahearn , Alison (2010) Gender issues in the university research environment. European Journal of Engineering Education, 35 (2). pp. 135-145. uropean Journal of Engineering Education is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/03043790903497302 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | women in engineering; gender issues; skills perceptions |
| Subjects: | Departments > Psychology and Human Development |
| Depositing User: | IOE Repository Editor (2) |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2010 10:26 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2012 22:37 |
| URI: | http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/id/eprint/5914 |
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