Science and Math Interest and Gender Stereotypes: The Role of Educator Gender in Informal Science Learning Sites.

STEM interest gender equity gender stereotypes informal science learning math interest science interest

Journal

Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2021
Historique:
received: 07 10 2019
accepted: 01 03 2021
entrez: 12 4 2021
pubmed: 13 4 2021
medline: 13 4 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Interest in science and math plays an important role in encouraging STEM motivation and career aspirations. This interest decreases for girls between late childhood and adolescence. Relatedly, positive mentoring experiences with female teachers can protect girls against losing interest. The present study examines whether visitors to informal science learning sites (ISLS; science centers, zoos, and aquariums) differ in their expressed science and math interest, as well as their science and math stereotypes following an interaction with either a male or female educator. Participants (

Identifiants

pubmed: 33841221
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.503237
pmc: PMC8033013
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

503237

Subventions

Organisme : Wellcome Trust
Pays : United Kingdom

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 McGuire, Monzavi, Hoffman, Law, Irvin, Winterbottom, Hartstone-Rose, Rutland, Burns, Butler, Drews, Fields and Mulvey.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Luke McGuire (L)

Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.

Tina Monzavi (T)

Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, United States.

Adam J Hoffman (AJ)

Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.

Fidelia Law (F)

Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.

Matthew J Irvin (MJ)

Department of Educational Studies, South Carolina State University, Columbia, SC, United States.

Mark Winterbottom (M)

Faculty of Education, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Adam Hartstone-Rose (A)

Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.

Adam Rutland (A)

Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.

Karen P Burns (KP)

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, Virginia Beach, VA, United States.

Laurence Butler (L)

Thinktank Science Museum, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Marc Drews (M)

EdVenture Children's Museum, Columbia, SC, United States.

Grace E Fields (GE)

Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, Columbia, SC, United States.

Kelly Lynn Mulvey (KL)

Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.

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