What Makes Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Masculine?
News story earlier published in merinews.com
Lalit Kishore
Kishore (2008) holds that the linear-thinking based structures of textual materials, lecture method and competitive learning environment are the barriers to the learning of STEM subjects for females. These three features of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum make it masculine in nature.
The article of Dr Lalit Kishore “Girls, women in science & technology education”, who is researcher at Disha in Jaipur and citizen journalist, has been cited in a study at a Nigerian University. The article was published in merinews. com in 2008 which has also been cited in other researches related to gender and social equity studies..
The study "The Five-Factor Model: An Exploratory Study of the Personality Profile of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Students in a Nigerian University" has been done by Ofovwe and Associates at the University of Benin. The study suggests that personality profiling affords the opportunity to predict the likely course of an academic life by virtue of prevailing traits and their correlates.
In the study that aimed to identify dominate traits, gender differences as well as create a platform for therapeutic intervention where necessary. In the paper Dr Kishore’s work has been listed in reference at serial number 10. The paper has been published in the International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies (IJHSS).
The study has identified female traits as openness(Appreciation for art, emotion, adventure, unusual idea, imagination and curiosity), Conscientiousness (A tendency to show self-discipline, act dutifully and aim for achievement), Extraversion (Energy, urgency and the tendency to seek stimulation and the company of others), Agreeableness (A tendency to be compassionate and cooperative rather than suspicious and antagonistic towards others) and Neuroticism (A tendency to easily experience unpleasant emotions such as anger, anxiety, depression, vulnerability, hostility and impulsiveness.
According to authors of the paper, personality profiling affords the opportunity to predict the likely course of an academic life by virtue of prevailing traits and their correlates, as well as affords the opportunity to examine the pattern of the traits. Additionally, it will be beneficial to see if there are gender differences in the personality profile of STEM, they speculate.
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