Kijima, Rie Yang-Yoshihara, Mariko Maekawa, Marcos Sadao
Published in
International Journal of STEM Education
BackgroundCountries around the world have struggled to implement education policies and practices to encourage more female youths to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This has resulted in a persistent and sizeable gender gap in science and mathematics subjects in some countries. Using mixed-methods sequential explanat...
Breda, Thomas Grenet, Julien Monnet, Marion Van Effenterre, Clémentine
This paper reports the results of a large scale randomized experiment that was de- signed to assess whether a short in-class intervention by an external female role model can influence students’ attitudes towards science and contribute to a significant change in their choice of field of study. The intervention consists in a one hour, one off visit ...
Herbaut, Estelle Barone, Carlo
This article examines how girls and boys choose their tertiary field of study and how the different factors driving their choices contribute to gender segregation in higher education (GSHE) in France. We present seven theoretical explanations for GSHE, review the relevant literature and discuss their applicability to the French context. Using rich ...
Genkova, Petia Schreiber, Henrik
Published in
SN Social Sciences
German universities are obligated to guarantee a fair learning environment for students with diverse features. They also must prepare students for a highly diverse working environment. This means to develop awareness for diversity and to train intercultural competence. The present study takes an exploratory look at the extent to which diversity awa...
Rehbock, Stephanie K. Knipfer, Kristin Peus, Claudia
Published in
Frontiers in Psychology
Despite efforts to foster gender equality in academia, women are vastly under-represented in tenured professorships, specifically in STEM disciplines. While previous research investigated structural and organizational barriers for women in academia, we explored professors’ subjective view on attributes required before and after reaching tenure. The...
Smolarczyk-Kosowska, Joanna Szczegielniak, Anna Legutko, Mateusz Zaczek, Adam Kunert, Łukasz Piegza, Magdalena Pudlo, Robert
Published in
International journal of environmental research and public health
Community psychiatry is a modern and effective form of care for patients with mental disorders. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of a rehabilitation program at the Mental Health Support Centre in Tarnowskie Góry (Poland) on reducing severity of anxiety and depression symptoms, as well as improving overall quality of life during the COV...
Liu, Ying Ma, Yue Peng, Xiaoshan Wang, Lingling Li, Haixia Cheng, Wen Zheng, Xiulan
Published in
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Matos, Maicon Teixeira Zannin, Marcelo
Published in
Open Education Studies
The use of technology – including mobile phones – in classrooms is a growing and promising trend, but it still needs research on ways to integrate it in classrooms and on its impacts. We propose a low cost educational product where students assemble an Arduino car remotely controlled through a mobile app and use it to study Newton’s third law, of a...
Lu, Yao Wang, Jincheng Wang, Le Song, Shiqiang
Published in
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Forien, Jean-Baptiste Uzuhashi, Jun Ohkubo, Tadakatsu Hono, Kazuhiro Luo, Lucy Schwarcz, Henry P Deymier, Alix C Krywka, Christina Fleck, Claudia Zaslansky, Paul
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Published in
Acta biomaterialia
Bone-like materials comprise carbonated-hydroxyapatite nanocrystals (c-Ap) embedding a fibrillar collagen matrix. The mineral particles stiffen the nanocomposite by tight attachment to the protein fibrils creating a high strength and toughness material. The nanometer dimensions of c-Ap crystals make it very challenging to measure their mechanical p...