‘Because it’s boring, irrelevant and I don’t like computers’: Why high school girls avoid professionally-oriented ICT subjects

The current paper details results from the Girls and ICT survey phase of a three year study investigating factors associated with low participation rates by females in education pathways leading to professional level information and communications technology (ICT) professions. The study is funded th...

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Vydáno v:Computers and education Ročník 50; číslo 4; s. 1304 - 1318
Hlavní autoři: Anderson, Neil, Lankshear, Colin, Timms, Carolyn, Courtney, Lyn
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2008
Elsevier
Témata:
Australia
Comparative Analysis
Computer Attitudes
Computers
Feedback (Response)
Females
Foreign Countries
Gender studies
High Schools
Human–computer interface
Partnerships in Education
Pedagogical issues
Secondary education
Student Attitudes
Surveys
Teaching/learning strategies
Australia
Teaching/learning strategies
Human–computer interface
Secondary education
Pedagogical issues
Gender studies
ISSN:0360-1315, 1873-782X
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Shrnutí:The current paper details results from the Girls and ICT survey phase of a three year study investigating factors associated with low participation rates by females in education pathways leading to professional level information and communications technology (ICT) professions. The study is funded through the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Linkage Grants Scheme. It involves a research partnership between Education Queensland (EQ), industry partner Technology One and academic researchers at ( affiliation removed for review purposes). Respondents to the survey were 1453 senior high school girls. Comparisons were drawn between Takers ( n = 131) and Non Takers ( n = 1322) of advanced level computing subjects. Significant differences between the groups were found on four questions: “The subjects are interesting”; “I am very interested in computers”; “The subject will be helpful to me in my chosen career path after school”; and “It suited my timetable”. The research has demonstrated that senior high school girls tend to perceive advanced computing subjects as boring and they express a strong aversion to computers.
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ISSN:0360-1315
1873-782X
DOI:10.1016/j.compedu.2006.12.003