O que motiva as mulheres a estudar Matemática: um estudo de caso
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Este texto apresenta uma investigação que teve por objetivo identificar os fatores que têm motivado estudantes universitárias a escolher uma licenciatura em Matemática. Os dados foram obtidos por meio de 15 entrevistas semiestruturadas feitas a estudantes da licenciatura em Matemática da Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (México), com análise qualitativa das mesmas. Alguns fatores identificados foram: gosto pela Matemática e o fato de serem boas alunas nessa matéria. Sustentados no conceito teórico de identidade argumentamos que os fatores identificados são elementos constituintes de uma identidade positiva de estudantes de Matemática. Concluimos que esses fatores permitem a construção de uma identidade a de boas estudantes de Matemática, favorecendo a seleção da área da Matemática para os estudos universitarios.
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