2024 - Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
SIPS 2024 Volume 15. Intl. Symp on Energy, Biochar, Cement, Carbon, Construction Materials, Agroforestry and Environmental
| Editors: | F. Kongoli, S.M. Atnaw, H. Dodds, M. Mauntz, T. Turna, H.W. Kua, M. Giorcelli, J. Antrekowitsch, G. Hanke, O. Adiguzel |
| Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Pages: | 297 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-1-998384-32-7 (CD) |
| ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
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DATASET REFLECTING ROADMAP AND SUSTAINABILITY IN STEM CAREERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES IN MBEYA CITY OF TANZANIA
Isack E. Kibona1;1MBEYA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Mbeya, Tanzania;
Type of Paper: Regular
Id Paper: 330
Topic: 10
Abstract:
The National Examination Council of Tanzania serves to sort out proper career progress of secondary school students. This study demonstrates future implication to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers of candidates who sat for the Certificate of Secondary School Education (CSEE) in Mbeya city. Results collected from 58 schools, of which 32 were private schools. Number of candidates were roughly 8000 of which more than a quarter were from private schools. This study revealed that less than 40% of graduates were potential STEM careers out of which less than one third were girls. Interestingly, performance was free of gender disparity in private schools. On the other hand, boys outperformed girls in STEM subjects from public schools. Overall STEM performance showed that the smallest number of students about 13% passed physics compared to other STEM subjects in public school with number of boys being twice that of girls. Moreover, the study revealed that physics along with mathematics are the determinants of STEM career prospects. Therefore, at least 13% candidates were in the position to further studies in STEM careers from public schools.