عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
TL50157
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
An Exploration of Female Students' Choices, Experiences and Future Aspirations of Studying Undergraduate Mathematics and Engineering Programmes in Iran
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Jahangiri, Nooshin
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Black, Laura
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2019
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
307 p.
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Body granting the degree
The University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
Text preceding or following the note
2019
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This study investigates the relationship between gender and participation in mathematics and engineering undergraduate degree programmes in Iran. The number of female students enrolling in Iranian Higher Education (HE) is relatively high and this remains the case in mathematics and most engineering programmes. However, the number of female graduates gaining employment in engineering and STEM-[science, technology, engineering and mathematics] related jobs in Iran remains relatively low, with gender discrimination in recruitment practices identified as a key barrier. This presents a contradiction which makes Iran a particularly interesting context to study gender in mathematics and engineering in HE. This study adopts a narrative inquiry approach to investigate how Iranian female students studying mathematics and engineering describe their choice of subject, experience of studying at university, and their future aspirations. It seeks to investigate how the social, cultural and historical structures of Iranian society shape the way these students narrate their identity as a mathematics or engineering student. In-depth analysis highlights how they position their degree as offering more or less 'capital' (Bourdieu) which resources their future identities of becoming successful career women in STEM-related professions. In doing so, these women feel able to navigate barriers to success by using their capital to improvise and exert agency over their future trajectories. In sum, I suggest the predominance of 'moving abroad' as a theme across the interviews is a consequence of the aforementioned contradiction between their desire to become successful career women whilst facing gendered discrimination in the labour market.
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Womens studies
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Jahangiri, Nooshin
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Black, Laura
CORPORATE BODY NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
The University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب p
[Thesis]
276903
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