Stereo-no-GO – Gender- and Origin-based Inequalities in Programs for Gifted Children

It has been shown that girls and children with an immigration background are underrepresented in the STEM fields as well as in programs for gifted children. This project investigates whether children’s and teachers’ stereotypic beliefs can help to explain these inequalities. The aim of the project is to improve the identification of gifted children in schools and to reduce origin- and gender-related stereotypes. Further, the results of the project are supposed to provide implications for approaches to encourage female students and children with immigration background to make use of their opportunities to explore the STEM fields.

The main goal of the project is to reduce inequalities based on origin and gender, to enhance children’s interest in the STEM fields, and to support all gifted children regardless of their gender or their origin.

This project is being carried out in cooperation with...

• Prof. Kelly Lynn Mulvey (North Carolina State University)
• Dr. Luke McGuire (University of Exeter)
• Dr. Stefan Janke, School of Social Sciences (University of Mannheim)
• Dr. Martin Daumiller, Chair for Psychology (University of Augsburg)