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Garth Stahl; Sarah McDonald – Educational Review, 2025
In all levels of schooling there exist disparities in terms of class and gender. The research presented in this article contributes to the study of how gender, class and curriculum influence the aspirations of students who are the first-in-family to attend university. Drawing on a study of 48 students over a three-year period, we are interested in…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Social Differences, First Generation College Students, Student Experience
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Saavedra, Luísa; Araújo, Alexandra M.; Taveira, Maria do Céu; Vieira, Cristina C. – Educational Review, 2014
The reason that girls and women withdraw from science and technology education and careers has been a universal concern in the social sciences. This study investigated how gendered constructions of identity are translated into the barriers and fears that female students and professional women experience in decision-making about their careers. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Womens Studies, Womens Education, Barriers