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RESEARCH PAPER
Applying the Delphi method with early-career researchers to explore a gender-issues agenda in STEM education
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Department of Mathematics, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
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Institute for the Future of Education, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, MEXICO
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School of Engineering, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, CHILE
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Institute of Education, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, MEXICO
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International Manufacturing Centre, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Publication date: 2022-10-06
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2022;18(11):em2177
KEYWORDS
Delphi methodeducational innovationgender research agendagraduate researchtraininghigher educationSTEM education
ABSTRACT
The Delphi method (DM) was initially conceived as a forecasting technique whose results are
based on the consensus of a panel of experts. It has been used in many fields, assisting
researchers, policymakers, and others in setting directions and future agendas. This study presents
an application of the DM, with a broader interpretation of the notion of “expert” as a qualitative
tool to explore gender issues in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
education. Its aim is to analyze the use of the DM as a technique to achieve agreement among a
group of early-career researchers from the UK and Mexico, who are not considered “experts” in
the traditional sense. The other aim was to explore the advantages and disadvantages of using
the DM in this context. We used three stages to collect information and reach a consensus. The
first two were online activities, and the last consisted of a five-day face-to-face workshop. In the
first stage, participants sent research questions, and organizers categorized them into themes.
Participants responded to a survey ranking all research questions in the second stage. In the last,
organizers analyzed the highest scored questions and arranged them into research topics in which
participants worked on research proposals. The DM worked successfully with this group of
participants by combining their interest in the field and engagement with the activities. The
research strands and proposals of using this method are usable. The method used in this paper
can serve as a model to develop research graduate courses to develop students’ skills.
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