“Women in Exact and Technological Sciences”: perceptions of concluints in high school of distinct socio-educational environments

Authors

  • ULISSES FRANKLIN CARVALHO DA CUNHA Universidade Estadual do Tocantins -UNITINS
  • Magale Rambo Universidade Federal do Tocantins - UFT
  • Cynthia Mara Miranda Universidade Federal do Tocantins - UFT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv8-10862

Abstract

This study aimed to reflect on the presence of women in the exact sciences and technologies areas, from the perspective of the narratives of high school graduates, from two schools located in different socio-educational environments of a brazilian capital: one, being public and in a region of social vulnerability, and the other, particularly in the downtown area. This study was conducted using the focal group as a methodology for obtaining data, which allowed us to access the imaginary and opinions of these adolescents. The discussions raised in the focus groups were recorded, transcribed and subjected to content analysis. The results were discussed especially in the light of gender studies. The analyzes carried out in the development of the study indicate that the adolescents from both schools have convergent perceptions in several points that evidence the existence of gender stereotypes in science.

Author Biographies

ULISSES FRANKLIN CARVALHO DA CUNHA, Universidade Estadual do Tocantins -UNITINS

Psychologist. Master in Environmental Sciences. Higher Education Technician at the State University of Tocantins - Unitins.

Magale Rambo, Universidade Federal do Tocantins - UFT

PhD in Chemistry from the State University of Campinas. Professor of the Environmental Engineering Course and the Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences - PPGCIAMB at the Federal University of Tocantins - UFT.

Cynthia Mara Miranda, Universidade Federal do Tocantins - UFT

PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Brasília. She is currently an adjunct professor IV at the Federal University of Tocantins - UFT, working in the Journalism course and in the Postgraduate Program in Communication and Society.

Published

2021-10-26

How to Cite

Carvalho da Cunha, U. F., Karine Diel Rambo, M., & Mara Miranda, C. (2021). “Women in Exact and Technological Sciences”: perceptions of concluints in high school of distinct socio-educational environments. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 8(3), 114–129. https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv8-10862

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