Gender-Related Patterns in Choice of Major Subject or Degree Course at FernUniversitÄt

Prümmer, Christine von; Rossié, Ute

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“…The data analysis of the FeU study concentrated in the first instance on students' choice of major subject and degree program, testing the assumption that the underrepresentation of women was due to a predominance of "male" subject areas (von Prümmer & Rossié, 1988). The starting point of the comparative analysis of FeU and OUUK data was focused on students' private situation and their use of support services (Kirkup & von Prümmer, 1990).…”

Section: Women Distance Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At the time this could be attributed to a large extent to the different subject areas and degree requirements of the two universities (von Prümmer, 1983). Subsequent research showed persistent gender differences in students' choice of degree programs (von Prümmer & Rossié, 1988). At FeU for example, even in 2021, while the overall proportion of women students has risen to 46%, the distribution across the five academic departments shows familiar gender patterns: Seventy-one percent of students in the Psychology Department and 59% in the Cultural and Social Sciences Department are women while, at the other end of the spectrum, 78% of FeU students in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department are men (FeU, 2021).…”

Section: Gendered Course Content and Choice Of Subjectmentioning

confidence: 99%

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ODDE and Gender

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Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education

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Gender and the concern with gender issues is important for open and distance education (ODE) which is associated with the provision of educational opportunities for minority groups. In countries and cultures the world over, including Western industrialized societies, girls and women are educationally disadvantaged compared to their male counterparts. This educational discrimination is especially prevalent in social minorities. Since 1982, with the start of the Women’s International Network WIN within the International Council for Open and Distance Education ICDE, women working in ODE have brought a feminist and gender perspective to their own situation and to that of women distance students. A manifestation of this was the proliferation of women’s/gender studies into ODE curricula. With the goal of equal access and conditions for women to succeed, women working in ODE researched and analyzed the cultural and social factors underlying the inequalities and identified ways for redressing gender imbalances. The paper discusses four areas of inequality and points out ways for the empowerment of women: (1) gender roles and the social division of labor, (2) learning environments, (3) access equity, and (4) course content and choice of subject. A focus on gendered access and use of technology highlights factors affecting women’s participation in e-learning and the way in which they use electronic communication for overcoming isolation, for networking, and for empowerment.

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Section: Women Distance Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gendered Course Content and Choice Of Subjectmentioning

confidence: 99%