Gender differences in computer attitudes and the choice of technology-related occupations in a sample of secondary students in Spain

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 578-587

  Sáinz, Milagros ^a   López Sáez, Mercedes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitudes towards computers; Gender differences; Secondary education; Stereotypes and career choice

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DIMENSIONS; COMPUTER ATTITUDE; CONTEXTUAL VARIABLES; DECISION MAKERS; GENDER DIFFERENCES; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; THREE DIMENSIONS; WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGIES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYMENT; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; RURAL AREAS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 72049133405     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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