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AuthorAbdellatif, Sellami
AuthorSanthosh, Malavika
AuthorBhadra, Jolly
AuthorAhmad, Zubair
Available date2023-02-26T05:05:09Z
Publication Date2023-02-23
Publication NameHeliyon
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13898
CitationHigh school students' STEM interests and career aspirations in Qatar: An exploratory study, HELIYON (2023), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13898
ISSN24058440
URIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023011052?v=s5
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/40349
AbstractThis study sought to explore high school students' interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related disciplines and careers in the context of Qatar. Quantitative data was collected using a survey of 1492 high school students in grades 11–12. The normality tests (Shapiro-Wilk test and Kolmogorov Smirnov test) revealed the non-normal distribution of data, leading to employing non-parametric analyses, including Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis H, and logistic regression. Results indicated that whereas students' interest in mathematics and science subjects was aligned with their likelihood to pursue STEM careers, however, their interest in engineering and technology doesn't line up with their STEM career aspirations. The findings also revealed the variability of students' STEM interests across gender and nationality. In general, female students exhibited higher STEM interests than their male counterparts, while specially expatriates were more inclined toward STEM than Qatari nationals. Overall, these findings postulate the need to improve the exposure of males in general and Qatari nationals specifically to STEM fields of study, particularly the subjects of engineering and technology, to meet the goals of Qatar's National Vision 2030.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectSTEM subjects
Career aspirations
Quantitative analysis
High school students
Qatar
TitleHigh school students' STEM interests and career aspirations in Qatar: An exploratory study
TypeArticle
Open Access user License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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