Gender and Civil Engineering in Higher Education: The Case of Mauritius

Autor/in	Baguant, Noshmee Devi
Titel	Gender and Civil Engineering in Higher Education: The Case of Mauritius
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 10 (2021) 1, S.157-165 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Civil Engineering; Engineering Education; Sex Fairness; Gender Bias; Females; Undergraduate Students; Student Experience; Student Participation; Student Recruitment; Self Efficacy; Stereotypes; Family Influence; Educational Environment; Work Environment; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Disproportionate Representation; Mauritius + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Sexualaufklärung; Geschlechterstereotyp; Weibliches Geschlecht; Studienerfahrung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Klischee; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Arbeitsmilieu; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland
Abstract	Engineering plays a crucial role in everyday life and is the backbone of growth and development of the world including Mauritius. To embrace development, higher education institutions have to ensure that students are equipped with appropriate knowledge and skills to meet the needs of the country. Unfortunately, data shows that there is an underlying gender disparity in civil engineering training in higher education. It is imperative to understand the causes of gender inequity in engineering in higher education. This paper summarises the findings obtained from in-depth critical individual conversations with three participants, which explored the under-representation of undergraduate female students in a civil engineering degree in a higher education institution in Mauritius. The aim was to find ways in which the recruitment of female students in higher education and advancement of women in the field of civil engineering can be achieved. The findings support the 'non-visibility' of civil engineering as a field to study by women and the need to fit in as an engineer by women. As a result of the research, recommendations were made to assist policy and decision makers to develop evidence-based policies to address gender inequity in engineering in higher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01