What Shapes Female Graduate Students'Academic Aspirations?An In-depth Interview Study of Eight Master's Degree Students
This study explores factors influencing female master's students'academic aspirations in contemporary educational settings.Through in-depth interviews with eight female master's students from diverse disciplines,academic years,and institutions,we examined how gender identity shapes academic aspirations and career choices.Five essential factors emerged as significant influences:extrinsic motivations for pursuing graduate studies,insufficient academic confidence,gender bias from mentors,gender-based disparities in educational returns,and the absence of female academic role models.Academic aspiration serves as a crucial internal driver for pursuing scholarly careers.Enhancing female graduate students'academic aspirations and encouraging more women to pursue research careers requires coordinated efforts from individuals,higher educational institutions,and society at large.
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