An analysis of the gender differences in choices of tertiary studies
University education has in recent years been expanded rapidly especially with the addition of Nanyang Technological University and the proposed open university. The Singapore government realised the role universities have in sustaining economic growth by diverting resources to education because...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55707 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | University education has in recent years been expanded rapidly especially with the addition
of Nanyang Technological University and the proposed open university. The Singapore
government realised the role universities have in sustaining economic growth by diverting
resources to education because they regarded it as long term investment in human
resources without which the modernisation and economic development of the country
could not be successfully carried out.
The government has a philosophy of maximising tertiary education opportunities to
enhance the economic returns of human resources. This being one of the few resources
Singapore has due to the successful population control policy. Thus the pattern of intake
into the universities is but one of the concerns in the maintenance of high standards in the
expansion of tertiary education.
The choice of a course of study by a student is not by chance rather it is due to an array of
factors that are at work. This study attempts to investigate and explore the reasons behind
the various choice of course of students. The purpose of the study is two fold: first, it is
aimed at understanding the general factors influencing the students in their selection of
choice; second, it attempts to examine the differences, if any, between male and female
students oftheir choice. Are there any significant relationship between specified demographics variables and the
choices of tertiary studies between females and males? Are there any differences between
the males and females in their attitudes towards the course attributes? Finally, are there
any significant differences between males and females in their attitudes towards the
various university attributes? These three questions form the basis of our hypotheses upon
which we will discuss and conclude our findings. |
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