2021
DOI: 10.1177/00332941211000667
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Exploring the Prototypical Definitions of Intelligent Engineers Held by Irish and Swedish Higher Education Engineering Students

Abstract: Males are generally overrepresented in higher education engineering. However, the magnitude of this variance differs between countries and engineering fields. Evidence associated with the field-specific ability beliefs hypothesis suggests that perceptions of intelligence held by actors within engineering affects the engagement of underrepresented groups. This study examined perceptions of an intelligent engineer held by undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students in Ireland and Sweden, countries select… Show more

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“…Moreover, we are convinced that the development of engineering identity and skills as well as the perception of them is contextual. Buckley et al (2021) illustrate how the prototypical definition of an intelligent engineer is influenced by the cultural context and gender and suggest that the cultural context of participants may mediate people's interests and associated gender differences. Hence, we believe that gaining a better understanding of the Finnish cultural context not only benefits the actions in the Finnish engineering education but also enriches the general understanding around gendered practices in engineering education.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Moreover, we are convinced that the development of engineering identity and skills as well as the perception of them is contextual. Buckley et al (2021) illustrate how the prototypical definition of an intelligent engineer is influenced by the cultural context and gender and suggest that the cultural context of participants may mediate people's interests and associated gender differences. Hence, we believe that gaining a better understanding of the Finnish cultural context not only benefits the actions in the Finnish engineering education but also enriches the general understanding around gendered practices in engineering education.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Temat ingenjörsförmågor innefattar uttalanden där kunskap beskrivs vara förmågor som eleverna behöver ha för framtida studier eller yrken, i flera fall explicit för att bli ingenjörer. Teknikutveckling, problemlösning, samarbete, att driva sitt arbete, processinriktat arbete, att pröva och ompröva är begrepp som nämns inom temat (jämför Buckley et al 2022). Beskrivningarna hittades ofta i sammanhang där lärarna beskrev teknikämnets mål eller teknikämnets karaktär, ofta i jämförelse med andra ämnen.…”
Section: Delresultat 1: Lärarnas äR Ovana Att Formulera Teknisk Kunsk...unclassified
“…The relationship between a person's self-concept and their belief about a field is related to their interest and subsequent engagement in that field (Guo et al, 2017;Murphy et al, 2019). This is particularly important for engineering as it is an ambiguous discipline making it relatively susceptible to stereotypical ascriptions (Buckley et al, 2021;Holbrook et al, 2009). This relationship underscores the importance of understanding how underrepresented groups stereotype a field, and particularly which factors contribute to the manifestation of such stereotypes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%