Journal of Engineering Education Research (공학교육연구)

Korean Society for Engineering Education (한국공학교육학회)
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Examination of Psychological Correlates of Woman Engineering Students

공대 여학생의 전공 관련 심리적 특성의 탐색

  • Jeong, Yoon-Kyung (Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Oh, Myong-Sook (Department of Chemical Engineering, Hongik University) ;
  • Kim, Ji-Hyeon (Department of Chemical and Bio Engineering, Kyungwon University)
  • 정윤경 (가톨릭대학교 심리학과) ;
  • 오명숙 (홍익대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 김지현 (경원대학교 화학생명공학과)
  • Published : 2008.12.31
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Abstract

The present study is designed to explore psychological correlates of career barrier of female college students in engineering fields by investigating psychological characteristics of female students and by comparing them with those of male students. For these ends 1,968 female and male students in 8 universities nation-wide completed the questionnaire which includes the measures for self career aspiration, self-efficacy, satisfaction and expectation in engineering career. The results of our study revealed female students scored significantly lower than male students in all of these variables. In addition, the developmental patterns of female and male students differ significantly; Male students aspiration, self-efficacy, expectation and satisfaction increased with the school experience whereas those of female students did not show any change or decrease. The results call for the intervention to improve the psychological vulnerability of female students in engineering field.

국내 공과대학 여자 졸업생의 전공분야 진출이 낮은 원인을 탐색하기 위하여 공과대학 여학생의 전공진로 장벽과 관련된 심리적 특성을 파악하고 이를 남학생과 비교하였다. 전국 8개 대학 1,968명의 남 여학생을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하여 전공에 대한 가치와 기대, 열망, 만족도 및 자기 효능감을 조사하였고 이러한 심리적 특성들이 대학 경험을 통해 어떻게 변화하는지를 조사하기 위하여 학년에 따라 그 수준을 비교하였다. 그 결과 전공에 대한 가치에 대해서는 남 여 학생간의 뚜렷한 성차가 발견되지 않았으나 기대, 열망, 만족도 및 자기 효능감 등을 비롯한 대부분의 전공 관련 심리적 특성에서 여학생들이 남학생들에 비해 낮음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 남학생들의 경우 전공에 대한 기대, 열망, 만족도, 자기효능감 등이 공과대학 경험과 교육을 통해, 학년이 증가 할수록 일관되게 증가하는 반면 여학생들의 경우 거의 변화하지 않거나 오히려 낮아지는 경향을 보였다. 따라서 이와 같은 공대 여학생들의 심리적 특성을 개선하기 위한 교육 환경 개선 노력이 제안되었다.

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