LEADER 04110nam 2200613 450 001 9910672442603321 005 20240108153229.0 010 $a981-19-9135-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-19-9135-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7202793 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7202793 035 $a(CKB)26162089700041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-19-9135-6 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926162089700041 100 $a20230515d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aGender in STEM Education in the Arab Gulf Countries /$fMartina Dickson, Melissa McMinn, and Dean Cairns, editors 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.,$d[2023] 210 4$d©2023 215 $a1 online resource (250 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Dickson, Martina Gender in STEM Education in the Arab Gulf Countries Singapore : Springer,c2023 9789811991349 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a?Science is a Boys? Subject?: Changing Perceptions in the Arabian Gulf -- Epistemological beliefs about science and their relations to gender, attitudes to science and science achievement in UAE schools -- The Drawing A Scientist Test (DAST): How do girls in the UAE present visual characteristics of female scientists, and what does this mean for gender equity of science careers? -- Changing perceptions of the learning environment and attitudes towards mathematics through inquiry-based learning: Girls in middle school classrooms in the UAE -- Mathematics anxiety in females ? breaking the cycle -- Gender Differences in ICT Literacy: ICT-related Individual Characteristics and Enabling Factors -- Understanding of environmental issues across two Gulf countries: Do girls know more than boys in government schools? -- Female STEM Leadership in the Gulf: Journeys through Education -- Gender Representation in STEM departments in Higher Education Institutions in the UAE. 330 $aThis book explores the critical issues in gender and STEM education in the Arabian Gulf, written within a context of educational systems developing rapidly over recent decades. With the ever-growing need for a highly skilled, gender-inclusive STEM workforce, the issues raised in this book are more topical than ever. It presents chapters from various sectors such as children?s perceptions of science, scientists and their work, adolescent and university years by studying large-scale secondary data variations across countries in the region and finally presenting work relating to gender in STEM education. The book closes with a chapter on factors of success in female leaders? STEM career journeys. It offers recommendations for both policy and practices in gender equity in the STEM workplace, based on their experiences. This book is written in a highly accessible yet academic manner. It is an essential resource for a wide-ranging audience interested in the complex relationships between gender and STEM. 606 $aMathematics$xStudy and teaching$xSocial aspects 606 $aEngineering$xStudy and teaching$xSocial aspects 606 $aSex differences in education 606 $aEducació STEM$2thub 606 $aDiferències entre sexes en l'educació$2thub 606 $aCondicions socials$2thub 607 $aEstats del Golf Pèrsic$2thub 608 $aLlibres electrònics$2thub 615 0$aMathematics$xStudy and teaching$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aEngineering$xStudy and teaching$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aSex differences in education. 615 7$aEducació STEM 615 7$aDiferències entre sexes en l'educació 615 7$aCondicions socials 676 $a510.71 702 $aDickson$b Martina 702 $aMcMinn$b Melissa 702 $aCairns$b Dean 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910672442603321 996 $aGender in STEM Education in the Arab Gulf Countries$93044745 997 $aUNINA