Female Students’ Perception of Pursuing a Career in Electrical and Electronic Technology
| dc.contributor.author | Baptiste, Tracy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-12T16:20:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-01-12T16:20:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-01-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study explored the degree to which female students at a secondary school in South Trinidad perceived Electrical and Electronic Technology (EET) as a viable discipline, and also sought to identify their concerns with regard to pursuing it as a career. Data were collected through interviews with five students at a secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago. The findings revealed that the participants appreciated the practicality of the EET programme at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level; believed that it, in some way, helped to enhance their employability skills; and were of the opinion that a career in EET would bring high financial rewards. However, many of them believed that EET was a male-dominated area, and saw this as a deterrent to pursuing it as a career. Moreover, the students perceived the medical field as a more viable career alternative. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2139/39444 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Perception | en_US |
| dc.subject | Secondary school students | en_US |
| dc.subject | Female students | en_US |
| dc.subject | Student attitudes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Career choice | en_US |
| dc.subject | Secondary school curriculum | en_US |
| dc.subject | Technical and vocational education and training | en_US |
| dc.subject | Electrical and Electronic Technology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Trinidad and Tobago | en_US |
| dc.title | Female Students’ Perception of Pursuing a Career in Electrical and Electronic Technology | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |