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    Participation And Performance of Female Students In Science And Mathematics Streams: The Case of Awassa College of Teacher Education
    (Addis Ababauniversity, 2004-06) Abebe, Getaneh; Assefa, Meseret (PhD)
    This study attempted to examine the participation and performance of female students in science and mathematics streams in Awassa College of Teacher Education. Descriptive survey deign was employed for this study. To gather the required data, four sets of questionnaires were used. A total number of 190 subjects, that include, college instructors (N=23), high school teachers (N=42) and college students (N=125) participated in the study. In addition to this, data on the total student enrollment in the college during the last seven years and their cumulative GPAs were secured through document analysis. Findings regarding participation revealed that very few females were found to be interested in science and mathematics, while the large majority (65%) was enrolled in language stream. As a result, a glaring gender imbalance was clearly observed in science and mathematics streams. Results on achievement suggested that, female students in science and non-science streams achieved significantly lower than their respective male counter parts. A 0.05 significant level was used for comparison of means. However, the mean cumulative GPA of females in Science (J.1= 2.44) is found to be slightly higher than the mean cumulative GPA of females in non-science streams (J.1=2.39). As to gender based factors, evidences indicate that home factors which include parental attitude and domestic labor seems to affect females' attitude and performance in the fields. Factors in the school environment that include gender stereotyped perceptions of subjects and the resulting gender specific views about talents in subject areas appear to be major factors that hinder females to participate in science and mathematics streams . To increase females' participation in science and mathematics streams, changing the gendered environment of schools, offering counseling and guidance to female students so as to improve their attitude and perception toward science and mathematics subjects are among the recommendations forwarded