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dc.contributor.authorTomperi, Päivi
dc.contributor.authorKvivesen, Mona
dc.contributor.authorManshadi, Saeed Dehghan
dc.contributor.authorUteng, Stig
dc.contributor.authorShestova, Yulia
dc.contributor.authorLyash, Oleg
dc.contributor.authorLazareva, Irina
dc.contributor.authorLyash, Asya
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-15T12:35:06Z
dc.date.available2022-03-15T12:35:06Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-09
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the suitability of the STEM Career Interest Survey (STEM-CIS) to measure secondary school students’ aspirations towards STEM subjects and careers. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to assess the initial structural validity of the adapted STEM-CIS survey, where the science subscale was extended to four science disciplines, to align with the way science is taught in Finland and Russia. The results indicate that the interest in STEM subjects in general is not at a high level in any of the countries. There is a traditional gender gap regarding STEM subjects in every dimension, which favors females in biology and males in technology and engineering. STEM stereotypes among students—due to low exposure to STEM professions at school—can explain students’ low interest despite high self-efficacies. Our study shows that we must increase informal learning opportunities inside and outside school and improve career counselling for students so that they will be more informed of STEM career opportunities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTomperi, Kvivesen, Manshadi, Uteng, Shestova, Lyash, Lazareva, Lyash. Investigation of STEM Subject and Career Aspirations of Lower Secondary School Students in the North Calotte Region of Finland, Norway, and Russia. Education Sciences. 2022en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2008662
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/educsci12030192
dc.identifier.issn2227-7102
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/24409
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalEducation Sciences
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleInvestigation of STEM Subject and Career Aspirations of Lower Secondary School Students in the North Calotte Region of Finland, Norway, and Russiaen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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