Gender in STEM Education in the Arab Gulf Countries (Hardcover)

Name: Gender in STEM Education in the Arab Gulf Countries (Hardcover)
Author: Martina Dickson
ISBN: 9789811991349

Martina Dickson

Language: English

Published by Springer Verlag, Singapore, Singapore, 2023

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Hardcover. This book explores the critical issues in gender and STEM education in the Arabian Gulf, written within a context of educational systems developing rapidly over recent decades. With the ever-growing need for a highly skilled, gender-inclusive STEM workforce, the issues raised in this book are more topical than ever. It presents chapters from various sectors such as childrens perceptions of science, scientists and their work, adolescent and university years by studying large-scale secondary data variations across countries in the region and finally presenting work relating to gender in STEM education. The book closes with a chapter on factors of success in female leaders STEM career journeys. It offers recommendations for both policy and practices in gender equity in the STEM workplace, based on their experiences. This book is written in a highly accessible yet academic manner. It is an essential resource for a wide-ranging audience interested in the complex relationships between gender and STEM. This book explores the critical issues in gender and STEM education in the Arabian Gulf, written within a context of educational systems developing rapidly over recent decades. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Title: Gender in STEM Education in the Arab Gulf Countries (Hardcover)
Author: Martina Dickson
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore, Singapore
Publication year: 2023
Condition: new
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
ISBN 10: 9811991340
ISBN 13: 9789811991349

About the Author

Martina Dickson holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of London and M.A. in Gender, Education and International Development from the IoE (UCL) in London. She has held a variety of teaching and advisory positions in Greece, Oman, Hong Kong and the UAE and is currently a professor in the Curriculum and Instruction Department at Emirates College for Advanced Education in the UAE. Her research interests include gender in education and science pedagogy, and she has led a number of research projects over the last decade, including studies of academic parenthood, female STEM leadership, gendered choices and perceptions of scientists and science careers.

Melissa McMinn has worked in in-service and pre-service teacher education for 15 years and in postgraduate education for eight years. She is currently facilitating a new suite of initial education teacher programs for the Open Polytechnic in New Zealand. She holds a Master of Education and a Doctorateof Philosophy in Mathematics and Science Education and has achieved the status of the senior fellow (SFHEA) in recognition of her teaching and learning support in higher education. She is an active researcher and over the past decade has led projects in mathematics and science anxiety in university students and teachers, learning environments research, and co-researched a number of projects including pedagogy in higher education and children’s perceptions of science and technology, among others.

Dean Cairns holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Sussex and is a doctoral candidate for an Ed.D. in Education at Bath University. He has worked as both a research scientist and a science educator. He is currently an associate professor in Curriculum and Instruction at the Emirates College for Advanced Education. He has published widely in high-quality international journals in the fields of polymer chemistry and science education. Recent publications have included investigating the impact of inquiry-learning approaches on science outcomes and students’ perceptions of using technology during inquiry-related activities. His current research focuses on students’ epistemic beliefs about science and their relationships with science conceptual knowledge development.

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