Girls and Science: Examining Students’ Attitudes and Learning Environment Perceptions
This study sought to better understand girls and science investigating attitudes and learning environment perceptions. The research drew on an interpretivist paradigm, using a mixed method explanatory sequential design. Quantitative data collection (N=204 secondary students) involved surveys to asse...
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Curtin University
2022
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88738 |
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| author | Dunlop, Alice |
| author_facet | Dunlop, Alice |
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| description | This study sought to better understand girls and science investigating attitudes and learning environment perceptions. The research drew on an interpretivist paradigm, using a mixed method explanatory sequential design. Quantitative data collection (N=204 secondary students) involved surveys to assess attitudes towards science classes and learning environment perceptions. Qualitative information involved 42 interviews (N=42). Findings highlight the need to continue offering and promoting science and STEM in a gender-balanced way to increase girl’s engagement. |
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| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-887382022-06-13T08:22:15Z Girls and Science: Examining Students’ Attitudes and Learning Environment Perceptions Dunlop, Alice This study sought to better understand girls and science investigating attitudes and learning environment perceptions. The research drew on an interpretivist paradigm, using a mixed method explanatory sequential design. Quantitative data collection (N=204 secondary students) involved surveys to assess attitudes towards science classes and learning environment perceptions. Qualitative information involved 42 interviews (N=42). Findings highlight the need to continue offering and promoting science and STEM in a gender-balanced way to increase girl’s engagement. 2022 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88738 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Dunlop, Alice Girls and Science: Examining Students’ Attitudes and Learning Environment Perceptions |
| title | Girls and Science: Examining Students’ Attitudes and Learning Environment Perceptions |
| title_full | Girls and Science: Examining Students’ Attitudes and Learning Environment Perceptions |
| title_fullStr | Girls and Science: Examining Students’ Attitudes and Learning Environment Perceptions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Girls and Science: Examining Students’ Attitudes and Learning Environment Perceptions |
| title_short | Girls and Science: Examining Students’ Attitudes and Learning Environment Perceptions |
| title_sort | girls and science: examining students’ attitudes and learning environment perceptions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88738 |