Creating Gender Inclusive Engineering and Science Classes - Establishing Baseline Experiences, Perceptions and Practices
This paper presents the initial stages of a research project aimed at enhancing gender inclusivity in engineering and science classes. Using a dual approach of ‘studying up’ and ‘studying down’ baseline data of students’ experiences and perceptions and practices of teaching staff relating to gend...
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| author | Male, Sally Marinelli, Melissa Kim, Lee-Von |
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| description | This paper presents the initial stages of a research project aimed at
enhancing gender inclusivity in engineering and science classes. Using a dual
approach of ‘studying up’ and ‘studying down’ baseline data of students’
experiences and perceptions and practices of teaching staff relating to gender
inclusion in teamwork was established. Four elements of teamwork in which
educators can influence the inclusion of student teamwork: team formation, team
roles, team facilitation and student experiences, and assessment and evaluation,
identified by Beddoes & Panther (2017, 2018), provide a framework for data
collection and analysis. Student experiences were collected through survey and
focus group discussion. Semi-structured interviews explored teaching staff
perspectives. Analysis highlights an incongruity between students’ gendered
experience of team work and staff perceptions. The findings contribute to the
understanding of gendered dynamics with engineering and science classes. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-798422021-01-04T02:55:42Z Creating Gender Inclusive Engineering and Science Classes - Establishing Baseline Experiences, Perceptions and Practices Male, Sally Marinelli, Melissa Kim, Lee-Von This paper presents the initial stages of a research project aimed at enhancing gender inclusivity in engineering and science classes. Using a dual approach of ‘studying up’ and ‘studying down’ baseline data of students’ experiences and perceptions and practices of teaching staff relating to gender inclusion in teamwork was established. Four elements of teamwork in which educators can influence the inclusion of student teamwork: team formation, team roles, team facilitation and student experiences, and assessment and evaluation, identified by Beddoes & Panther (2017, 2018), provide a framework for data collection and analysis. Student experiences were collected through survey and focus group discussion. Semi-structured interviews explored teaching staff perspectives. Analysis highlights an incongruity between students’ gendered experience of team work and staff perceptions. The findings contribute to the understanding of gendered dynamics with engineering and science classes. 2019 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79842 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wvjh2RD_fOTl7pnOxzm-I6kMYqktM4jx restricted |
| spellingShingle | Male, Sally Marinelli, Melissa Kim, Lee-Von Creating Gender Inclusive Engineering and Science Classes - Establishing Baseline Experiences, Perceptions and Practices |
| title | Creating Gender Inclusive Engineering and Science Classes - Establishing Baseline Experiences, Perceptions and Practices |
| title_full | Creating Gender Inclusive Engineering and Science Classes - Establishing Baseline Experiences, Perceptions and Practices |
| title_fullStr | Creating Gender Inclusive Engineering and Science Classes - Establishing Baseline Experiences, Perceptions and Practices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creating Gender Inclusive Engineering and Science Classes - Establishing Baseline Experiences, Perceptions and Practices |
| title_short | Creating Gender Inclusive Engineering and Science Classes - Establishing Baseline Experiences, Perceptions and Practices |
| title_sort | creating gender inclusive engineering and science classes - establishing baseline experiences, perceptions and practices |
| url | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wvjh2RD_fOTl7pnOxzm-I6kMYqktM4jx http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79842 |