The School of Optics and Optometry Universidad Complutense de Madrid Jesús Pintor UPDATE Understanding and Providing a Developmental Approach to Technology Education

Summary The School of Optics and Optometry The studies Why we think the School is a good model for studying female student’s motivating factors and barriers The University

The University Complutense The origins are dated the 20th May 1293 Founded in 1499 in Alcala de Henares In 1509 six Faculties are running Arts, Philosophy, Theology, Laws Language and Medicine In 1836 it is moved to Madrid In 1936, during the Civil war it was destroyed

The University Complutense “in figures” Faculty Students60185 Schools Students 8036 PhD Students 9900 OtherCentres10425 TOTAL88636 Professors 804 Assistant Professors 2632 Associate Professors 2010 Others 751 TOTAL6197

The School of Optics and Optometry

SUBJECTS BASICS MATHS PHYSICS CHEMISTRY BIOSANITARY ANATOMY OF THE EYE BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE EYE MICROBIOLOGY PATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY PHYSIOLOGY OPTOMETRY CONTACT LENSES CLINIC OPHTHALMIC OPTICS OPTICS GEOMETRICAL OPTICS INSTRUMENTAL OPTICS PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS OPTICAL DESIGN OPTICAL MATERIALS RADIOMETRY OCULAR OPTICS THE DEGREE IN OPTICS AND OPTOMETRY (BSc)

16% 36%28% 20% Basics Optics Biosanitary Optometry Vision : 48 %Technology: 52 % SUBJECTS DISTRIBUTION TODAY

ExperimentalBiosanitary % of t total SUBJECTS DISTRIBUTION DURING THE LAST 30 YEARS

SUBJECT ECTS PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS17 OPTOMETRY AND CONTACT LENSES 54 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM 17 PATHOLOGY OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM 18 OPTICS22 OPHTHALMIC OPTICS19 BASIC SCIENCES13 PRACTICUM20 TOTAL180 THE MASTERS IN OPTICS AND OPTOMETRY SUBJECTS IN THE MASTERS Technology Biosanitary

Why do we think the School is a good model for studying female student’s motivating factors and barriers ?

WHAT CAN WE DO IN THE DEGREE (BSc) ? 72.5 % GIRLS (794 ) What are their preferences? Why? Is there any enviromental reason? BIOSANITARY 48% TECHNOLOGY 52%

WHAT CAN WE DO IN THE MASTERS ? 70 % GIRLS (28 ) What are their preferences? Why? Is there any enviromental reason? OPTOMETRY & VISION TECHNOLOGICAL OPTICS

Compare ECTS among different studies in different countries to see if this parameter conditions in some way the decisions of the students.