Cristina Simarro Rodríguez

The emancipation of technology as a subject: teachers’ views of technology content in secondary education

Abstract The roles of technology and engineering within STEM education have evolved from a focus on technology as a product to a broader vision encompassing the processes involved in its creation, closely linked to engineering. As the newest disciplines in STEM education, technol...

Gender and STEM: academic over-selection and stratified university entry

Background Gender disparities in STEM participation remain one of the most persistent forms of horizontal segregation in higher education. While prior research has predominantly emphasised individual-level determinants such as interests, self-efficacy or vocational orientations,...