- Title
- Perceptions of engineering from female, secondary college students in regional Victoria
- Creator
- Darby, Linda; Hall, Stephen; Dowling, Kim; Kentish, Barry
- Date
- 2003
- Type
- Text; Conference paper
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/56095
- Identifier
- vital:1331
- Identifier
- http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=935952186018148;res=IELENG
- Abstract
- Survey and focus group interviews with female students in regional Victoria resulted in identification of four perceived barriers that influence them to exclude engineering as a career choice. These barriers were identified as a lack of interest in the perceived image, a lack of knowledge, a traditionally male-dominated industry, and limited recognisable role models. This paper reports on what Year 10 females are saying about the barriers and, consequently, how engineering can be promoted to overcome these barriers.; E1
- Publisher
- Melbourne : Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)
- Relation
- Paper presented at Engineering Education for a Sustainable Future 2003, Melbourne : 29th September - 1st October, 2003
- Rights
- Copyright The Authors
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Students; Females; Engineering; Regional; Victoria
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