MOOC represents an ultimate way to deliver educational content in higher education
settings by providing high-quality educational material to the students throughout the world …

ABSTRACT In the United States, underrepresentation of women in computer science (CS) is
a matter of national concern. It is a twofold problem consisting of two distinct challenges, the …

Science, technology engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions offer competitive
earnings, tend to be compatible with technological advances, and are predicted to remain in …

This paper focuses on results of an interview based survey of first-year university physics
students, carried out within the EU Horizons in Physics Education (HOPE) project …

Examining institutional data from seven cohorts of students intending to major in biology
across five research-intensive institutions, this work analyzes opportunity gaps—defined as …

Despite many women playing an important role in the history of Computer Science (CS),
such as Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper, the proportion of female students completing …

Background Supporting undergraduate students in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) has been a persistent need. However, assessing the impact of support …

This paper examines gender disparities in university student pathways in Italy, from initial
enrolment to completion of a bachelor's degree and enrolment in a subsequent master's …

Students' declining interest in pursuing a STEM education after the compulsory school years
lies in their negative attitudes towards Science and Technology (“S&T”) subjects developed …

Retention of women through graduation in Computer Science (CS) majors is one of the
biggest challenges for CS education. Most research in this area focuses on factors …