Critical Examination using Business Intelligence on the Gender Gap in Information Technology in Brazil

In the early 1990s, cyberfeminism emerged as an area of knowledge to discuss the connection between gender and technology. According to UNESCO, women are underrepresented in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and less than a third of women worldwide work in scientific research and development. However, this number has grown and this reality is constantly changing. In this context, using business intelligence techniques, this study analyzes data from the computer and information and communication technology market to characterize the impact of the performance of women in these areas. It is expected to show that this performance in the highlighted fields is still a challenge in Brazil. Based on this hypothesis, results indicates that public policies must be focused on the base, i.e., to encourage young women to work in STEM areas. This study could encourage policymakers to find solutions to the challenges presented in this research.

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Is It Time for a Revolution in Work‒Life Balance? Reflections from Spain

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12229563 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (22) ◽

pp. 9563

Author(s):

Rocío Rodríguez-Rivero ◽

Susana Yáñez ◽

Celia Fernández-Aller ◽

Ruth Carrasco-Gallego

Keyword(s):

Gender Inequality ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Work Life ◽

Stem Careers ◽

Life Balance ◽

Science Technology ◽

Digital Divides ◽

The World ◽

And Mathematics ◽

The Impact

The COVID-19 crisis has taken the world by surprise, and its effects are widening pre-existing inequalities such as socioeconomical, educational, and digital divides. The gender gap is no exception, and research shows that lockdowns are strongly impacting women, who, on the whole, are more vulnerable to the effects of a crisis. This study analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in Spain on families, from a gender perspective. To this end, 663 participants related to the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields were recruited to participate in the research through their connection with the Equality Office of the major technical university of Spain, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, which offers most engineering and architecture degrees. The results indicate that the great myths of gender inequality are still alive in Spain, and that a crisis of this nature can perpetuate them. However, the crisis also presents an opportunity for change. Will the STEM careers be prepared to take advantage of this opportunity, or will this crisis end up perpetuating their markedly masculine character? Are we ready for a revolution? The COVID-19 crisis and its learnings about the importance of care can open the path to change.

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Use of Arduino Microcontroller in Education: Creation of “The Musical Stairs”

Proceedings ◽

10.3390/proceedings2020054006 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. 6

Author(s):

Felpeto-Guerrero Abraham ◽

Vázquez-Sánchez Rubén ◽

Chao-Fernández Rocío ◽

Chao-Fernández Aurelio

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Maker Movement ◽

Sound Recordings ◽

Music Classroom ◽

Science Technology ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Arduino Microcontroller ◽

And Mathematics ◽

The Maker Movement

In the last few years, the introduction and use of Information and Communication Technology (onwards ICT) in the classroom has been gradually increased, especially in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (onwards STEM) areas. However, the use of ICT technology within the music classroom seems to have stalled in most cases, being relegated to making sound recordings and listening to music fragments. Thanks to the rise of the Maker movement, more and more teachers are interested in introducing new types of ICT in the classroom. In our case, we will show how we developed “The Musical Stairs” to teach the musical concept of pitch, through the creation of a project based in Arduino.

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Factors that Influence High School Female Students’ Intentions to Pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education in Malaysia

Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities ◽

10.47836/pjssh.29.2.06 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

Author(s):

M Sultana Alam ◽

Sadia Sajid ◽

Jin Kuan Kok ◽

Mobashar Rahman ◽

Aamir Amin

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Stem Education ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Female Students ◽

Outcome Expectancy ◽

Independent Variables ◽

Science Technology ◽

And Mathematics ◽

The Impact

Despite the increase in the number of female students in education indicating a reversal in the gender gap, their participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Malaysia is still a matter of concern. This study extends empirical explanations for this gender gap and identifies factors influencing high school students’ intentions to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education in Malaysia. The present study aims to develop a framework of female intention to pursue STEM education by examining the impact of five independent variables on STEM self-efficacy and in turn the impact of self-efficacy on intention. The independent variables include attitude towards STEM, self-concept, gender stereotype, motivation, and teacher stereotypes. The study also examines the independent and moderating impact of career outcome expectancy on the relationship between self-efficacy and intention. Data was collected from 211 secondary school female students in Forms 4 and 5, studying at eight secondary schools in two states in Malaysia. The data was analyzed using SmartPLS. The results of the study show that attitude, motivation, and career outcome expectancy are positive and are significant predictors of STEM self-efficacy, whereas gender and teacher stereotypes are the negative predictors. The results of the study also highlight that self-efficacy is a strong predictor of intention to pursue STEM education. These findings of the study would assist policymakers to develop suitable strategies to improve female participation in STEM education in Malaysia.

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A Study of Computer Literacy Among Stm Teachers in Colleges of Education in Nigeria

International Journal on Research in STEM Education ◽

10.31098/ijrse.v2i1.192 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 26-41

Author(s):

Timothy Moses ◽

Sani Yakubu

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Computer Literacy ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Colleges Of Education ◽

Science Technology ◽

Computer Proficiency ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Ict Tools ◽

And Mathematics

Information and Communication Technology has changed instructional conveyance. Advancement recorded in information assembling, teaching, and learning collection has given teachers new devices to work with, subsequently the upheaval in the field of training. This study examined computer literacy among Science, Technology, and Mathematics (STM) instructors in Colleges of Education. Discoveries show that the degree of computer proficiency among STM instructors is low. The explanation behind this incorporates few available skillful instructors, insufficient ICT tools in schools, computer phobia, access to Personal Computers (PCs)/PC labs, and absence of ICT devices for STM training. Proposals were anyway made that will help improve the degree of proficiency among STM instructors.

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Information and Communication Technology and Cultural Change

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000123 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 222-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Nina Hansen ◽

Tom Postmes ◽

Nikita van der Vinne ◽

Wendy van Thiel

Keyword(s):

Cultural Values ◽

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Cultural Change ◽

Control Group ◽

Self Construal ◽

Information And Communication ◽

The Impact ◽

Ict For Development ◽

Practical Implications

This paper studies whether and how information and communication technology (ICT) changes self-construal and cultural values in a developing country. Ethiopian children were given laptops in the context of an ICT for development scheme. We compared children who used laptops (n = 69) with a control group without laptops (n = 76) and a second control group of children whose laptop had broken down (n = 24). Results confirmed that after 1 year of laptop usage, the children’s self-concept had become more independent and children endorsed individualist values more strongly. Interestingly, the impact of laptop usage on cultural values was mediated by self-construal (moderated mediation). Importantly, modernization did not “crowd out” traditional culture: ICT usage was not associated with a reduction in traditional expressions (interdependent self-construal, collectivist values). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Bridging the gap: blending spatial skills instruction into a technology teacher preparation programme

International Journal of Technology and Design Education ◽

10.1007/s10798-021-09691-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Diarmaid Lane ◽

Sheryl Sorby

Keyword(s):

Teacher Preparation ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Future Research ◽

First Year ◽

Spatial Skills ◽

First Year Students ◽

Base Level ◽

Technology Teacher ◽

And Mathematics ◽

The Impact

AbstractIn recent years, there has been a surge in research in spatial thinking across the international community. We now know that spatial skills are malleable and that they are linked to success across multiple disciplines, most notably Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). While spatial skills have been examined by cognitive scientists in laboratory environments for decades, current research is examining how these skills can be developed in field-based environments. In this paper, we present findings from a study within a Technology Teacher preparation programme where we examined first-year students’ spatial skills on entry to university. We explain why it was necessary to embed a spatial skills intervention into Year 1 of the programme and we describe the impact that this had on students’ spatial scores and on academic performance. The findings from our study highlight a consistent gender gap in spatial scores at the start of the first-year with female students entering the Technology Teacher preparation programme at a lower base level than male students. We describe how we integrated spatial development activities into an existing course and how an improvement in spatial scores and overall course performance was observed. The paper concludes by discussing the long-term sustainability of integrating spatial interventions within teacher preparation programmes while also highlighting the importance of future research to examine spatial skills as a fundamental component of technological capability.

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Gender Differences in Academic Efficacy across STEM Fields

Sociological Perspectives ◽

10.1177/07311214211028617 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 073112142110286

Author(s):

Jennifer Ashlock ◽

Miodrag Stojnic ◽

Zeynep Tufekci

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Meaning Making ◽

Stem Fields ◽

Data Set ◽

Science Technology ◽

Middle Schoolers ◽

Self Assessments ◽

Math Grades ◽

And Mathematics

Cultural processes can reduce self-selection into math and science fields, but it remains unclear how confidence in computer science develops, where women are currently the least represented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Few studies evaluate both computer skills and self-assessments of skill. In this paper, we evaluate gender differences in efficacy across three STEM fields using a data set of middle schoolers, a particularly consequential period for academic pathways. Even though girls and boys do not significantly differ in terms of math grades and have similar levels of computer skill, the gender gap in computer efficacy is twice as large as the gap for math. We offer support for disaggregation of STEM fields, so the unique meaning making around computing can be addressed.

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The impact of information and communication technology on script policy in Japan

Current Issues in Language Planning ◽

10.1080/14664200903555005 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 387-404

Author(s):

Dilhara D. Premaratne

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Information And Communication ◽

The Impact

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THE IMPACT OF ICT IN MARKETING LIBRARY SERVICES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARY

International Journal of Advanced Studies in Business Strategies and Management ◽

10.48028/iiprds/ijasbsm.v9.i1.12 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 150-156

Author(s):

Salamatu Baba ◽

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Dikuma Ibrahim ◽

Sanda Grema ◽

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Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Academic Library ◽

Library Services ◽

Information And Communication ◽

The Impact ◽

Role Of Information ◽

Descriptive Method ◽

Made In

In order to promote utilizing the available resource made in any library information has to be taken to the door step of a clientele a such information and communication technology will serve as a catalyst in doing that. This paper has explored the role of information and communication technology ICT in academia and as well as the strategies used in propagating the available services in an academic library this is because tailor made information it is highly required so as to avoid wasting the precious time of academicians and this can be only achieving with the help of information and communication technology software, therefore, descriptive method was adopted in the methodology of this study.

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