Images of an ideal engineer and self-image – differences between male and female engineering and non-engineering students

2013 ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Martina Endepohls-Ulpe ◽  
Judith Ebach
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Self Image

Introduction: Western Film and the Epic Tradition

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten Day
Keyword(s):  
Belief Systems ◽  
Close Connection ◽  
Female Behavior ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Spaghetti Westerns ◽  
Western Film ◽  
Fundamental Values

Drawing on a wide range of cinematic productions spanning from The Virginian in 1929 to Golden Age and spaghetti westerns to recent popular TV series like Deadwood and Longmire, this chapter establishes the close connection between Western film and ancient epic, showing that like the poems of Homer and Virgil, Western film places invented or fictionalized characters in a foundational period from history, and thus offer enough truth to be relevant, but enough fiction to provide a comfortable distance. Works from both genres also delineate fundamental values and beliefs and provide models both virtuous and cautionary for male and female behavior while helping to justify national self-image. At the same time, the best productions from both genres complicate the ideologies they promote through devices such as depictions of excessive violence, positioning protagonist and enemy as alter egos, and the hero’s ultimate exclusion from the society he has redeemed. And much as epic both reflected and influenced notions of honor, justice, and manhood in antiquity, the imprint of Westerns on our own belief systems is so powerful that it continues to shape and reflect our own values and ideologies today.

scholarly journals What Motivates Students to Study Engineering? A Comparative Study between Males and Females in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Wafa Labib ◽  
Amal Abdelsattar ◽  
Yasser Ibrahim ◽  
Abdelhakim Abdelhadi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Engineering Majors ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Engineering Programs

Motivation to study engineering in undergraduate study is of great importance to students. It encourages undergraduate students to enroll in an engineering program and continue their studies without dropping out. Male students enroll in engineering programs with large numbers compared to female students in many parts of the world. In Saudi Arabia, there were limited engineering programs for female students. In this research, the motivation to study engineering is studied and compared between male and female students in the College of Engineering at Prince Sultan University, the first private university in Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted through a detailed survey distributed to 41 male engineering management students and 45 female architectural engineering students. These students’ performance and experience were considered and compared considering their gender to evaluate their persistence toward engineering study. According to the results obtained, the highest degree of the parents had a considerable effect on the selection of engineering major for male and female students. Most surveyed male and female students select an engineering major because of its positive impact on the community and its role in improving the way of life. Male students may differ in that they considered engineering in order to start their own business after graduation with a higher percentage compared to female students. There was a very limited role of the school in selecting engineering majors according to the surveyed male and female students. This role should be enhanced and utilized to encourage more female students to consider engineering majors in their college study.

scholarly journals Mathematical thinking ability of informatics students based on gender in calculus course

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Triana Harmini ◽  
Aziz Musthofa ◽  
Shoffin Nahwa Utama
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Mathematical Thinking ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Other ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Thinking Process ◽  
The Difference

<p class="ABS-C">This study aimed to analyse the difference in the mathematical thinking abilities of Informatics Engineering students based on gender in Calculus problem-solving. Mathematical thinking ability was measured based on four indicators of the mathematical thinking process, namely specialisation, generalising, conjecturing, and convincing. The instruments in this study were mathematical thinking tests and observation sheets. The test used in this study was composed of four questions by indicators of the mathematical thinking process.  The technique of data collection was the test, observation, and interview. Subjects of this study consisted of 35 male students and 22 female students. Data were analysed using the t-test. The results of the analysis showed that there is a significant difference in the mathematical thinking ability of male and female students. Mathematical thinking abilities of female students reached indicators of specialisation, generalising, and conjecturing. On the other hand,  mathematical thinking abilities of male students passed the elements of speciality and generalising.</p>

scholarly journals Adolescent Users of Chewable Tobacco: Male / Female Personality Comparisons

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Priya Rajkumar ◽  
Dr. Dipti Christian
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Initiation Stage ◽  
And Control ◽  
Chewable Tobacco

Prevalence of chewable tobacco among adolescents has multiplied incite of ban on tobacco products. The study compares personality characteristics of 275 male and female users of chewable tobacco (gutkha, kharra) between 12 to 18 years using catell’s high school personality questionnaire. Significant differences were seen in intelligence levels with female users scoring less on intelligence (3.35) than male users (3.81). F females scored higher in expediency and evasion of rules (9.34) than males (10.38) and also had lower levels of self discipline and control (9.72) as compared to males (10.50). Programs for tobacco cessation need to build trust and rapport at initiation stage, target female users keeping in mind their more assertive self image and incorporate meaningful unstructured activities for them.

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