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Tyler Clark; Hasan Akdeniz; Julia Link Roberts; Lynette Breedlove – Gifted Education International, 2024
This study explored factors impacting the decision for gifted females to pursue a career in computer science. The study used a phenomenological approach to delve into the experiences of ten gifted alumnae of The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science (Gatton), a residential STEM program, aiming to reveal nuanced insights into factors shaping…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Interests, Career Choice, STEM Careers
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Agata Lynch; Michael Cauchi; Gráinne Walshe – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
To address the issue of gender disparity in participation in the physics state matriculation exam, a novel school visit program was designed. The program was facilitated by undergraduate university students of physics and related courses who visited schools providing lower secondary education and delivered a single-session workshop including…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Physics, Science Education, Undergraduate Students
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Yin Ma; Shih-Chih Chen – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2024
This paper investigates the impact of human capital, social capital, career planning behavior, protean career orientation and core self-evaluations on students' academic and life satisfaction in China, with the mediation effect of perceived employability and moderation effect of perceived labor market conditions. Data were collected by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Employment Potential, Human Capital
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Kathryn J. Watson; Sylvia L. Mendez – Journal of Global Education and Research, 2024
This instrumental case study (Stake, 1995) explores the external factors that influence international science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) postdoctoral scholars in the United States to pursue a career in STEM. Interviews with 20 international STEM postdoctoral scholars were analyzed deductively to shed light on their unique…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, STEM Education, STEM Careers, Postdoctoral Education
Jobs for the Future, 2024
Today's young adults want and need a diverse array of education options, including, but not limited to, two- and four-year degrees to help them connect learning with earning. Young people and employers alike are eager for effective, efficient, work-aligned pathways to employment that enable people not just to say, "I know a lot, and here's…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Career Pathways, Career Choice, Young Adults
Editorial Projects in Education, 2024
STEM education equips students with critical thinking, problem-solving, and innovation skills necessary for success. This Spotlight will help readers analyze research-backed strategies to bolster the STEM teacher pipeline; learn how teachers can build student confidence and motivation in STEM; discover how hands-on learning can increase engagement…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement
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Mary Elizabeth Lockhart; Oi-Man Kwok; Myeongsun Yoon – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
The construct of science identity has been gaining attention across various domains in the educational arena. To date, however, no studies have used a person-centered quantitative approach within science identity research that is based upon traditional identity theory. Hence, there is an absence of a theoretical underpinning of the number of…
Descriptors: Sciences, Self Concept, Classification, Rural Schools
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Jenny Godley; Lori Jane Pasaraba; Megan Wilson; Mabel Teye-Kau; Mark Migotti – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2024
The Arts and Science Honours Academy (ASHA) is a unique interdisciplinary undergraduate honours programme at a large research-intensive university in Canada. Data were collected in early 2020 from 108 past and present students, representing the first eleven cohorts of the programme. Triangulating results from quantitative and qualitative analyses,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Honors Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Marcello Romani-Dias; Seimor Walchhutter; Caio Sousa da Silva; Luis Henrique Rigato Vasconcellos – SAGE Open, 2024
This article starts from gaps found in the literature on international students. The literature points out that we need studies on the subject that: bring different student profiles to explain their internationalization; explain, beyond mere description, the factors that motivate students to internationalize their studies and careers; and that…
Descriptors: Career Development, Global Approach, Business Administration Education, Business Schools
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Wen Xu – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
Chinese higher education policy texts appear to suggest that training 'para-diplomats' is a goal of China's international student recruitment. However, few studies have considered the ways such policies are recontextualised and implemented at the institutional (meso-) level and become integral to students' career pathways after graduation. To…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Hidden Curriculum, Classification, Ethnography
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Monika Verma; M. Karuppasamy – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2024
This study looks at the career choices of early adult girls with intellectual disability. Trade of vocation refers to the types of vocational environment and location i.e., open employment, sheltered employment and home-based employment. The present study aims to investigate the preferred trade of vocation for early adulthood girls with…
Descriptors: Vocational Interests, Young Adults, Females, Intellectual Disability
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Renee M. Desing; Amena S. Shermadou; Tanya M. Nocera; David A. Delaine; S. Zahra Atiq; Alexis Ortiz-Rosario; Rachel C. Childers; Racheida S. Lewis – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2024
Evidence shows that biomedical engineering students face unique challenges in entering the workforce compared to peers in other engineering majors. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors impacting undergraduate engineering students' career attainment, or the acquisition of employment in a chosen field, and how the students experienced…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Career Pathways
Jobs for the Future, 2024
With this paper, we deepen and expand upon our body of research into the public awareness and reputation of nondegree pathways, focusing on the beliefs and attitudes of young people, their parents, and their teachers. For those looking to pursue, or encourage someone to pursue, a nondegree pathway today, there are no easy answers. Information…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Young Adults, Beliefs, Parent Attitudes
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Alison Cantrill – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2024
In a globalised world, study and work options have become vast. The complexity of this for young people with an international upbringing can be considerable. This qualitative interview study aims to explore how different cultural experiences in childhood may influence career decision making behaviours, career preparedness and mental health in late…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Mental Health, Career Readiness, Career Choice
David Blazar; Wenjing Gao; Seth Gershenson; Ramon Goings; Francisco Lagos – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Local teacher recruitment through "grow-your-own" programs is a prominent strategy to address workforce shortages and ensure that incoming teachers resemble, understand, and have strong connections to their communities. We exploit the staggered rollout of the Teacher Academy of Maryland career and technical education certificate program…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Program Effectiveness, Vocational Education, Educational Certificates
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