Fitting the STEM interests of middle school children into the RIASEC structural space
| Autor: | Ivan Dević, Josip Burušić, Toni Babarović |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Technology education
Visual Arts and Performing Arts education 05 social sciences Context (language use) Space (commercial competition) Holland Codes Education 050106 general psychology & cognitive sciences Engineering education Vocational education 0502 economics and business Mathematics education 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Dimension (data warehouse) 050203 business & management Career counseling |
| Zdroj: | International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance. 19:111-128 |
| ISSN: | 1573-1782 1873-0388 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10775-018-9371-8 |
| Popis: | This paper aims to explore middle school children's interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the context of Holland’s model of vocational interests. The participants comprised 627 students aged 13 years, equally distributed by gender. The results showed that boys expressed stronger STEM interests than girls, with the most pronounced differences in engineering and technology. Most STEM interests fit along the People–Things dimension, while interest in science inclined toward the Ideas pole. We suggest that career counselors assess different STEM interests individually and invest efforts in retaining girls in STEM fields by providing gender-responsive career guidance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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