Young children's perceptionsof scientists: a preliminary study

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‘Am I Like a Scientist?’: Primary children's images of doing science in school (2014, methodology): “Previous research on students’ perceptions of scientists using the Draw-a-Scientist Test and its supplemental interviews has revealed that the most typical image of scientists portrayed by students is that of an elderly or middle-aged man who works individually in a traditional indoor laboratory set”
The Stereotypical Computer Scientist: Gendered Media Representations as a Barrier to Inclusion for Women (2013, background): “(Barman 1999; Finson 2003; Fort and Varney 1989; Schibeci and Sorensen 1983), and has also been documented internationally (Buldu 2006; Chambers 1983; Newton and Newton 1988).”
Relationship of Middle School Student STEM Interest to Career Intent (2016, background): “One study seeking to determine a link between elementary students’ perceptions and career interests included both student drawings of a scientist as well as student interviews (Buldu, 2006).”