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Engineering Education for Women in Botswana

Published:2001-04 Issue:2 Volume:38 Page:173-182
ISSN:0020-7209
Container-title:The International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education
language:en
Short-container-title:The International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education

Author:

Baryeh E. A.¹,Squire P. J.²,Mogotsi M.²

Affiliation:

1. Africa University, P.O. Box 1320, Mutare, Zimbabwe

2. Botswana College of Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana

Abstract

A study has been conducted on the female engineering students at the University of Botswana. It was found that only 11.1% of the engineering students at the university were female. The engineering non-degree programmes had 9.7% females while the engineering degree programmes had 13.7% females. The majority were influenced in selecting engineering as their field of study by their interest in engineering and job opportunities in the engineering field. Some suggestions have been made for improving female participation in university engineering programmes in the country.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Education

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.7227/IJEEE.38.2.8

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