TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploration of the academic decisions of highly able students
AU - Gómez Arízaga, María Paz
AU - Navarro, Marianela
AU - Roa-Tampe, Karin
AU - Conejeros-Solar, María Leonor
AU - Martin, Annjeanette
AU - Rivera-Lino, Bárbara
AU - Valdivia-Lefort, Marieta
AU - Castillo-Hermosilla, Hernán
AU - Cormick, Francis Augustine
N1 - 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.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - GENDER RELATIONS
KW - HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS
KW - STEM
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097103687&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1590/198053147054
DO - 10.1590/198053147054
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097103687
SN - 0100-1574
VL - 50
SP - 1041
EP - 1060
JO - Cadernos de Pesquisa
JF - Cadernos de Pesquisa
IS - 178
ER -