Gender and Family Influences on Spanish Students' Aspirations and Values in STEM Fields

Autor/inn/en	Sáinz, Milagros; Müller, Jörg
Titel	Gender and Family Influences on Spanish Students' Aspirations and Values in STEM Fields
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 40 (2018) 2, S.188-203 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sáinz, Milagros)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2017.1405464
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Family Influence; STEM Education; Academic Aspiration; Parent Background; Occupational Aspiration; Career Choice; Family Characteristics; Predictor Variables; Correlation; Student Educational Objectives; Student Surveys; Secondary School Students; Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; STEM; Elternhaus; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Prädiktor; Korrelation; Schülerbefragung; Sekundarschüler; Fragebogen; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Spanien
Abstract	Drawing on expectancy-value theory, this study examines gender and family influences on students' career aspirations and attached values. 796 secondary Spanish students (M age = 16 years old, S.D. = 0.81) participated. 53% were boys. The results show that boys and students with mothers who have completed intermediate level education were more interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) architecture and technology. Girls and students with highly educated mothers born in Spain were more likely to aspire to STEM health and experimental studies. Furthermore, boys and students planning to pursue STEM-technology studies attached higher extrinsic values to these studies. On the contrary, girls and participants with interest in experimental and health studies attached less extrinsic values to these studies. Moreover, students with highly educated mothers and interested in STEM architecture and technology reported higher extrinsic values. Understanding the interaction of gender and family factors shaping adolescents' career aspirations in STEM fields seems to be crucial to designing significant and effective school and family grounded interventions. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01