Exploration of the academic decisions of highly able students

María Paz Gómez Arízaga; Marianela Navarro; Karin Roa-Tampe; María Leonor Conejeros-Solar; Annjeanette Martin; Bárbara Rivera-Lino; Marieta Valdivia-Lefort; Hernán Castillo-Hermosilla; Francis Augustine Cormick

doi:10.1590/198053147054

Exploration of the academic decisions of highly able students

Translated title of the contribution: Exploration of the academic decisions of highly able students

María Paz Gómez Arízaga, Marianela Navarro, Karin Roa-Tampe, María Leonor Conejeros-Solar, Annjeanette Martin, Bárbara Rivera-Lino, Marieta Valdivia-Lefort, Hernán Castillo-Hermosilla, Francis Augustine Cormick

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The choice of career for students with high ability (HA) is not without its difficulties. In STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), women with HA do not choose such areas in the same proportion as men. We sought to understand how contextual factors influence the academic decisions of HA students. In this qualitative study, eight focus groups with students with HA and interests in STEM were conducted. The results show parents as role models; however, fathers’ messages can be threatening for female students. Results also show that teachers inspire and provide clear guidance based on skills, rather than on real challenge, and that school activities allow direct experience of discipline, but produce little linkage to real areas of interest.

Translated title of the contribution	Exploration of the academic decisions of highly able students
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1041-1060
Number of pages	20
Journal	Cadernos de Pesquisa
Volume	50
Issue number	178
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/198053147054
State	Published - 2020

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Funding Information:
The authors thank the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) in the framework of the Fondecyt Regular project number 1181770.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Fundacao Carlos Chagas. All rights reserved.

Keywords

GENDER RELATIONS
HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS
STEM

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