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Abstract

In this work, we explore the presence of stereotypes in pre-university students with respect to gender, science, and scientists. The possible differences between boys and girls, school stage, and rurality are analyzed. For this purpose, a sample of 404 participants between 13 and 18 years old were delivered a form with items from the Questionnaire on Opinions about Science, Technology, and Society. The responses were offered using a five-point Likert scale and agreement percentages were calculated. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for the analysis, where the effect size was calculated for items associated with any of the three factors. Our findings show that the stereotyped ideas of gender in science were more intense in Compulsory Secondary Education (CSE) students in rural areas than in High School (HS) students from urban areas. In addition, perceptions of science and scientists showed greater agreement for CSE than for HS students. However, no differences were found between girls and boys. Regarding science items, there was a major agreement on the relationship between science and technology with problem solving, regardless of sex or school rurality. Finally, reflections on stereotypes and the presence of girls in STEM careers are provided.

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Title
Equity or Stereotypes in Science Education? Perspectives from Pre-University Students
Author
Fernández-Cézar, Raquel 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Garrido, Dunia 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; García-Moya, Melody 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gómezescobar, Ariadna 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Solano-Pinto, Natalia 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Mathematics Department, Faculty of Education of Toledo, Castilla La Mancha University, 50, 13001 Ciudad Real, Spain; [email protected] (M.G.-M.); [email protected] (A.G.) 
 Psychology Department, Faculty of Health Sciences of Talavera, Castilla La Mancha University, 50, 13001 Ciudad Real, Spain; [email protected] 
 Psychology Department, Faculty of Education of Toledo, Castilla La Mancha University, 50, 13001 Ciudad Real, Spain; [email protected] 
First page
9354
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20711050
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2524902685
Copyright
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.