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Why women leave academia and why universities should be worried | Higher Education Netw... - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...why-women-leave-academia

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  • Young women scientists leave academia in far greater numbers than men for three reasons. During their time as PhD candidates, large numbers of women conclude that (i) the characteristics of academic careers are unappealing, (ii) the impediments they will encounter are disproportionate, and (iii) the sacrifices they will have to make are great.
  • Men and women show radically different developments regarding their intended future careers. At the beginning of their studies, 72% of women express an intention to pursue careers as researchers, either in industry or academia. Among men, 61% express the same intention.By the third year, the proportion of men planning careers in research had dropped from 61% to 59%. But for the women, the number had plummeted from 72% in the first year to 37% as they finish their studies.
  • the constant hunt for funding for research projects is a significant impediment for both men and women.
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  • But women in greater numbers than men see academic careers as all-consuming, solitary and as unnecessarily competitive.
  • Successful female professors are perceived by female PhD candidates as displaying masculine characteristics, such as aggression and competitiveness, and they were often childless.
aybüke gül Türker

Computers and Fabrication: Revolutionizing the Art World - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...zing-art-world-mary-beth-hertz

steam computer art science

shared by aybüke gül Türker on 19 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • aybüke gül Türker on 19 Jul 13
     
    What happens when you add Art to STEM?
aybüke gül Türker

MIT Unleashes New Online Game for Math and Science - 0 views

blogs.kqed.org/...line-game-for-math-and-science

stem technology games science creativity

shared by aybüke gül Türker on 30 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • aybüke gül Türker on 30 Aug 13
     
    A group of researchers in MIT's Education Arcade are trying to harness the power of MMO games to teach high school students to think like scientists and mathematicians. Their game, The Radix Endeavor, is designed to be an educational game, and capitalizes on the interactions students can have as a way to build their knowledge and skills.
anonymous

Creativity is the Secret Sauce in STEM | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...-sauce-in-stem-ainissa-ramirez

shared by anonymous on 09 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • Humans have a few basic needs: air, food, water, clothing, shelter, belonging, intimacy and Wi-Fi.
  • Creativity is the secret sauce to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
  • It is a STEM virtue.
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  • Creativity is really the art of metaphor.
  • Metaphors create a linkage between two dissimilar ideas and are useful in the sciences because they allow information to be attained by connecting the unknown with the known.2 And this is the key element to scientific creativity.
  • the skills of the 21st century need us to create scholars that can link the unlinkable. These scholars must be willing to try many combinations before finding the right answer. They must be comfortable with concepts that they can play with in new ways. We want smart-thinking creative people.
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