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RESEARCH PAPER
The influence of UAE schools initiatives on high-school students’ STEM career aspirations
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College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Online publication date: 2023-01-30
Publication date: 2023-02-01
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2023;19(2):em2225
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Students’ science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career aspirations are
influenced by the cultural, cognitive, and contextual factors that affect their self-efficacy,
outcomes, expectation, motivation, interests, and choices (Lent et al., 1994). This study investigates
the influence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) schools on high school students’ STEM career
aspirations. UAE schools are considered the cultural factor, where many new initiatives and
policies take place, such as the science, technology, and innovation policy and new high school
equivalency policy. In this study, the students’ STEM career aspirations involved the cognitive
factor and the contextual factor. The participants were high school students (n1=330) and teachers
(n2=10) from different schools across UAE. A concurrent mixed-methods approach used
quantitative data (online survey) and qualitative analysis (semi-structured interviews). The results
reveal new initiatives in schools have a strong positive impact on students’ STEM career
aspirations. However, some gaps occurred where recommendations were made.
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