TY - JOUR
T1 - Preferences for studying STEM careers among high school students in Arequipa (Peru)
AU - Montes-Iturrizaga, Iván
AU - Franco-Chalco, Eduardo
AU - Villalba-Condori, Klinge Orlando
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - An investigation was carried out to determine the vocational preferences of 1159 students (764 males and 392 females) in the last two years of secondary school in the province of Arequipa (Peru) in the light of sociodemographic and family variables. The emphasis was directed to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degrees and with the intention of knowing their specific distribution by areas of knowledge. The most relevant results show the existence of a preference for engineering degrees and where natural sciences did not merit significant preferences. In this scenario, it was found that men showed more interest in engineering compared to women. However, there was no difference in preference for natural science degrees between males and females. In addition, parochial school students are more likely to prefer natural science degrees over other degrees. These findings are discussed from an epistemological perspective based on critical realism, which proposes -among other aspects- the transcendental relevance of natural sciences and mathematics for the sustained, relevant and harmonious development of engineering.
AB - An investigation was carried out to determine the vocational preferences of 1159 students (764 males and 392 females) in the last two years of secondary school in the province of Arequipa (Peru) in the light of sociodemographic and family variables. The emphasis was directed to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degrees and with the intention of knowing their specific distribution by areas of knowledge. The most relevant results show the existence of a preference for engineering degrees and where natural sciences did not merit significant preferences. In this scenario, it was found that men showed more interest in engineering compared to women. However, there was no difference in preference for natural science degrees between males and females. In addition, parochial school students are more likely to prefer natural science degrees over other degrees. These findings are discussed from an epistemological perspective based on critical realism, which proposes -among other aspects- the transcendental relevance of natural sciences and mathematics for the sustained, relevant and harmonious development of engineering.
KW - realistic epistemology
KW - scientific development
KW - scientific planning
KW - technological development
KW - vocational preferences
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85150274728&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.30827/publicaciones.v53i2.26824
DO - 10.30827/publicaciones.v53i2.26824
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85150274728
SN - 1577-4147
VL - 53
SP - 171
EP - 183
JO - Publicaciones. Facultad de Educación y Humanidades del Campus de Melilla
JF - Publicaciones. Facultad de Educación y Humanidades del Campus de Melilla
IS - 2
ER -