Influencing the Influencers: The Role of Mothers in IT Career Choices

Autor/inn/en	Stockdale, Rosemary; Keane, Therese
Titel	Influencing the Influencers: The Role of Mothers in IT Career Choices
Quelle	In: Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 15 (2016), S.181-194 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-3151
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mothers; Parent Role; Information Technology; Career Choice; Social Media; Web 2.0 Technologies; Technological Literacy; Parent Education; Females; Daughters; Questionnaires; Discussion; Parent Attitudes; Attitude Change; Focus Groups; Gender Differences; Feedback (Response); Attitude Measures; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Mother; Mutter; Parental role; Elternrolle; Informationstechnologie; Soziale Medien; Technisches Wissen; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Weibliches Geschlecht; Daughter; Tochter; Fragebogen; Diskussion; Elternverhalten; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Australien
Abstract	This paper reports on the outcomes from a pilot study targeted at mothers of school children in Melbourne, Australia. The aim of the study was to engender a positive view of technology in the participants and to introduce the concept of Information Technology (IT) as a potential career. Mothers were given the opportunity to develop basic IT skills and learn about different IT career pathways for their children with an emphasis on their daughters' choices. Mothers were offered an evening course over a four week period that was designed to introduce them to a range of social media and Web 2.0 tools. Their opinions were documented using both questionnaires and informal discussions. It explored whether their attitudes towards IT can be changed by up-skilling and introducing them to the technologies their children commonly use. The findings of the pilot study suggest that addressing this demographic has the potential to make the participants question their pre-conceptions about IT careers for women. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01