Kız ve Erkek Öğrencilerin Fen ve Matematik ile İlgili Kariyer İsteklerindeki Eğilimler

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine secondary school students' desire to pursue a career in science and mathematics in 2011 and 2015, taking into account gender differences, and to examine how variables related to students' socioeconomic status, motivation and performance predict the desire of female and male students to pursue a career in science and mathematics. The number of books, study environment at home and parents' educational levels were analyzed as SES variables. While motivational variables were students' self-efficacy and task value beliefs, performance related variables were their achievement and engagement. The data of the eighth-grade students from Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011 and 2015 were analyzed. To investigate the year differences of girls' and boys' career aspirations in science and mathematics, Chi-Square test was performed. In addition, logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate the relation between students' SES, motivation, performance and career aspirations for 2011 and 2015 data separately. The results have indicated that students' motivation was the strongest and the most common predictor of career aspirations in science and mathematics for boys and girls.

Career Values and Occupational Aspirations of Adolescents and Their Parents Aspire for the Future of Their Child

“…The previous findings indicated Turkish adolescents aspired to be doctor, engineer, police officer, and teacher mostly, regardless of gender differences (Atli and Gür 2019). However, in this study, gender differences on occupational aspirations were consisted with the theory and the research (Konrad et al 2000, Gottfredson 2002, Kentli 2014, Kahraman 2022. As aforementioned, these results could be explained by gender-biased socialization, which transmits different laden messages about expected roles attached to the genders; which in turn shape life and career goals and decisions of men and women (Konrad et al 2000, Gottfredson 2002).…”

“…Another research showed that female students reduced their occupational aspirations during their later academic years (when compared their occupational aspirations in freshman year and senior year) by preferring a balance between work and other aspects of life (Danziger and Eden 2007). Thus, it is worth to pay attention to gender differences on career values as well as occupational aspirations of adolescents (Konrad et al 2000, Gottfredson 2002, Kahraman 2022 as the current study aimed to examine.…”

“…nurses) on average among OECD countries (OECD 2013). In Türkiye, the research also underlined gender differences on occupational aspirations (Kentli 2014, Kahraman 2022, such that boys aspired traditionally masculine occupations while girls aspired traditionally female occupations (Kentli 2014). Accordingly, it was reported that 64% males worked in science, technology, engineering, and math occupations in Türkiye, yet 36% females there were in these fields (TUSIAD 2014).…”