Professional trajectories of women teachers in the engineering area of a private university in Peru
Trayectoria profesional de las docentes de ingeniería de una universidad privada de Perú: estudio cualitativo;
Trajetória profissional das professoras em área de engenharia de uma universidade privada no Peru
Fuente
Educación; Vol. 29 Núm. 57 (2020); 67-86Descripción
The aim of this study was to analyze the perceptions of women engineering teachers about their professional trajectories. Regarding the methodology, the qualitative approach and the phenomenological method were chosen. In addition, six female teachers of the engineering area were interviewed. The main findings indicated that the motivations to redirect their professional path towards teaching were the acknowledgments, the promotion of research and schedules’ flexibility, despite not considering it as the first option of professional development. Also, teaching provided them with opportunities to pursue graduate studies without restrictions, to care for their families and to postpone motherhood. However, working at a university meant facing organizational obstacles, such as differences in treatment according to gender and age, as well as practices of exclusion and favoritism.
Temas
trayectoria profesional
docencia en ingeniería
ingenieras
fenomenología
docencia en ingeniería
ingenieras
fenomenología