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Wendy H. Fox-Turnbull; Maryam Moridnejad; Paul D. Docherty; Josy Cooper – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2024
There is a considerable lack of women in the engineering disciplines at tertiary level in New Zealand. This is an economic issue because innovation and creativity in engineering are supported by diversity which directly and indirectly supports the New Zealand economy. Improving diversity in engineering will also improve equity. Literature suggests…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Postsecondary Education, Engineering Education
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Howard, Jocelyn – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2009
As New Zealand has become increasingly pluralistic, the teaching profession has become progressively less reflective of the wider population. This paper reviews the literature on impediments to teaching for minority students, and reports on a case study exploring factors that deter Asian New Zealanders from pursuing teaching as a career. The…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching (Occupation), Career Choice, Foreign Countries