Organizational and contextual support in the interest in STEM careers. Gender differences.

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Published: Jun 19, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/kuey.v30i6.6095
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STEM, upper secondary education, organizational support, contextual support.

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Deneb Elí Magaña Medina
Norma Aguilar Morales
Verónica Hernández Mena

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The objective of the study was to test the empirical sustainability of the theoretical model for men and women on the relationship between the organizational and contextual support perceived in high school students in Mexico, on the interest in studying professions in STEM disciplines. 249 men and 235 women from 14 educational establishments participated, distributed in the six semesters that make up upper secondary education. The results indicate statistical differences between men and women only with respect to interest in studying STEM professions, being higher in men. The overall model presents acceptable fit indicators. The measurement invariance for the models (males and females) was estimated, with the female model being the one with the best fit to the proposed theoretical relationship. It is concluded that there is a need for high school organizations to generate career models and strategies to promote the interest of women in STEM disciplines

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Deneb Elí Magaña Medina, Norma Aguilar Morales, & Verónica Hernández Mena. (2024). Organizational and contextual support in the interest in STEM careers. Gender differences. Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 30(6), 3316–3327. https://doi.org/10.53555/kuey.v30i6.6095
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Vol. 30 No. 6 (2024)
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Author Biographies

Deneb Elí Magaña Medina

PhD in Administrative Sciences Socioeconomic Management. She belongs to the National System of Researchers, level II. Leader of the consolidated academic body: Management and Organizational Behavior. Lines of research on research and technological development activities, interest in careers in STEM disciplines, leadership and behavior in higher education organizations and research groups in Mexico. She can be contacted at Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco – Academic Division of Economic and Administrative Sciences. ORCID Code: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8579-596X

Norma Aguilar Morales

PhD in Strategic Management and Development Policies. She belongs to the National System of Researchers, level I. Member of the consolidated academic body: Management and Organizational Behavior. She can be contacted at Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco – Academic Division of Economic and Administrative Sciences, at Av. Universidad S/N Col. Magisterial, Villahermosa, Centro, Tabasco, Mexico. C.P. 86040. ORCID: https://orcid.org/000-0002-7292-3029

Verónica Hernández Mena

PhD in Economic and Administrative Studies, currently a postdoctoral fellow at the National Council of Humanities, Science and Technology at the Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabaco – Academic Division of Economic and Administrative Sciences. Her lines of research have focused on intervention in Health and Education Administration, with a gender focus and studies on STEM disciplines. ORCID: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-7250-4281