A study of female pupils' perception of engineering

Katherine  Kirk; Patricia Muñoz-Escalona; Meg Dunn

A study of female pupils' perception of engineering

Katherine Kirk, Patricia Muñoz-Escalona, Meg Dunn

Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

Focus groups were carried out with female S5/S6 pupils (age 16 to 18 years) to test perceptions of Engineering as a career. Two key variables were compared; an individual’s score in terms of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), and whether or not an individual was studying Physics at Scottish Higher Level.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	5th Annual Symposium of the United Kingdom & Ireland Engineering Education Research Network
Publisher	Aston University
Pages	16-21
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781854494436
Publication status	Published - 31 Mar 2018

Keywords

engineering education
female school pupils

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