Creating a Knowledge-Based Economy in the United Arab Emirates: Realising the Unfulfilled Potential of Women in the Science, Technology and Engineering Fields

Autor/inn/en	Aswad, Noor Ghazal; Vidican, Georgeta; Samulewicz, Diana
Titel	Creating a Knowledge-Based Economy in the United Arab Emirates: Realising the Unfulfilled Potential of Women in the Science, Technology and Engineering Fields
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 36 (2011) 6, S.559-570 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2011.624174
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Stereotypes; Females; Family Involvement; Arabs; Interviews; Engineering; Foreign Countries; Sciences; STEM Education; Innovation; Science Education; Technology Education; Engineering Education; Questionnaires; School Choice; Economics; Career Development; United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Klischee; Weibliches Geschlecht; Arab; Araber; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Maschinenbau; Ausland; Science; Wissenschaft; STEM; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Ingenieurausbildung; Fragebogen; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Berufsentwicklung; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) moves towards a knowledge-based economy, maximising the participation of the national workforce, especially women, in the transformation process is crucial. Using survey methods and semi-structured interviews, this paper examines the factors that influence women's decisions regarding their degree programme and their attitudes towards science, technology and engineering (STE). The findings point to the importance of adapting mainstream policies to the local context and the need to better understand the effect of culture and society on the individual and the economy. There is a need to increase interest in STE by raising awareness of what the fields entail, potential careers and their suitability with existing cultural beliefs. Also suggested is the need to overcome negative stereotypes of engineering, implement initiatives for further family involvement at the higher education level, as well as the need to ensure a greater availability of STE university programmes across the UAE. (Contains 4 figures and 11 notes.) (As Provided).
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