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Excellence in Mathematics in Secondary School and Choosing and Excelling in STEM Professions over Significant Periods in Life
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Kohen, Zehavit; Nitzan, Ortal – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
Excellent Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) employees are in constant demand worldwide. The current study explores Israeli students' choices to study and pursue careers in STEM fields, while students' level of excellence in mathematics in secondary school is explored as a predictor for choosing a STEM track in future study…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, STEM Education, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
Timing Patterns for Making STEM-Related Educational Choices in Academic Education -- Findings of a Narrative Study
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Lissitsa, Sabina; Chachashvili-Bolotin, Svetlana – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
The labour market for young STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) graduates requires flexibility and adaptability, which may potentially conflict with the spreading worldwide tendency toward delayed graduation. This is a cause for concern among academicians, policy makers and practitioners at all levels, as it may generate important…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Labor Market, Decision Making, Time
Secondary School Mathematics and Entrance into the STEM Professions: A Longitudinal Study
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Nitzan-Tamar, Ortal; Kohen, Zehavit – International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields are in high demand for qualified personnel worldwide, yet drop-out rates of a career path in STEM occur at various points in lifespan. Based on a big-data analysis of 534,590 records retrieved from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics for several points in time over one and a half…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, STEM Education, Foreign Countries, Supply and Demand
Trends and Perceptions of Choosing Chemistry as a Major and a Career
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Avargil, Shirly; Kohen, Zehavit; Dori, Yehudit Judy – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2020
In many countries, the choice of a STEM career, especially in chemistry, is decreasing. A shortage of appropriately skilled workers can become a threat to any country's future achievements. Our research strives to understand behavioral trends and career choice factors related to personal and environmental themes. Building on the foundations of the…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Chemistry, Majors (Students), Career Choice
Encouraging Girls into Science and Technology with Feminine Role Model: Does This Work?
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Bamberger, Yael M. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
This study examines the effect of a program that aimed to encourage girls to choose a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career in Israel. The program involved school visits to a high-tech company and meeting with role model female scientists. Sixty ninth-grade female students from a Jewish modern-orthodox single-sex…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Career Choice, STEM Education