Martina Dickson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3781560 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martina Dickson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martina |
| FAMILY NAME | Dickson |
| SIGNATURE | DICKSON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emirates College for Advanced Education |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9852-5547 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Women STEM leaders in the GCC
Purpose Research about women working in STEM fields often centres upon exploring and understanding the different challenges and barriers which they face in STEM workplaces, hindering their career progression. This study uses an alternative angle, instead seeking to understand the experiences of women who are successfully thriving in STEM leadership positions. Design/methodology/approach With this goal in mind, 15 women STEM leaders in the GCC (Gu…
“What do I wish I had known? Don't expect the road to be full of flowers”
Many countries, including those in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, have been extremely successful in achieving gender equity in university level STEM programs, but problems of inequity persist further along STEM career trajectories. In GCC countries, there is a lot of governmental support for women, who are supported with facilitative policies and practices to ensure representation of nationals in the workplace, including their prio…
Time spent together
Fathers’ positive involvement I in their children’s lives is linked to their greater academic, social, and emotional prowess, as well as fathers’ own well-being. In our study set in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we report a mixed-methods study in which children aged between five and eight years (n = 41) were asked to draw a picture showing how they spent time with their father when he came home from work, triangulated with fathers’ (n = 49) own…
International student-parents in UK higher education
Fathers' Experiences of Juggling Work and Family Life in Abu Dhabi Workplaces
In academic literature, fathers often cite barriers related to their employment, which may halt or negatively influence their level of involvement with their children. This is sometimes reported in relation to practices and policies around leave, such as for new-born children or child illness, and flexibility in leaving the workplace to attend key events in children's lives. Research has also shown that fathers receiving validation of their pater…
Gender in STEM Education in the Arab Gulf Countries
This book provides a unique examination of the critical issues affecting gender and STEM in the Gulf region in the context of education.
Academic parenthood in the United Arab Emirates in the time of Covid-19
Since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, early research already indicates that the personal and professional impact on academics juggling parenting responsibilities with their academic work has been immense. This study, set in the United Arab Emirates, explores the experiences of academic parents and looks at ways in which various aspects of their professional lives have been affected by the pandemic. Survey data from 93 participant paren…
Reported pedagogical practices of faculty in higher education in the UAE
Children’s perceptions of scientists and their work
Sampling students in the UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi, we explored possible stereotypes of scientists and their work which may exist, and which may impact upon future career aspirations. Characteristics of scientists were identified and analysed from 234 drawings collected from upper primary aged students. Students tended to draw youthful scientists of their own gender, with stereotypical characteristics, such as wearing a lab coat, performing chemist…
Spouses of Student Mothers in the United Arab Emirates
The educational status of Emirati women in the United Arab Emirates has developed rapidly over the last five decades, with females now outnumbering males in higher education institutions. Marriage and motherhood often take place during the years of undergraduate study for women, particularly for those from families who retain Emirati cultural traditions of relatively early marriage and childbearing. This study analyses the role which spouses play…
Story time is my duty”
An academic's life is acknowledged to be the one with constant pressure to publish, as well as fulfilling teaching and other tasks. Much has been written about the academic mother's experience, where professional gain is often reported to be at personal expense. Academic fathers' experiences are less explored, and usually situated within their own home countries. This article presents a qualitative narrative research of male faculty parents worki…
He’s Not Good at Sensing That Look That Says, I’m Drowning Here!” Academic Mothers’ Perceptions of Spousal Support
Research consistently shows that, regardless of increased parental involvement in child-rearing over the last few decades, the ‘lion’s share’ of childcare and housework is still undertaken by women rather than men. Academia is known to have no fixed working hours as such. As a result, the pressure on academic mothers tends to be inflated, and this has repercussions on women’s promotional paths, publishing outcomes and general professional and per…
Emirati University Student Mothers Post-Childbirth
The young female university students of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today are the first generation of women for whom higher education has become not only a possibility but almost an expectation. Young Emirati women today make up around 77% of students in higher education institutions in the country. However, the societal expectations placed upon these women in terms of early marriage, child-bearing, and child-rearing are similar to those place…
Academic motherhood in the United Arab Emirates
Balancing the dual roles of mother and academic can be an intensive juggling act. Often, it is mothers who undertake the majority of domestic work in the household, and who tend to experience greatest consequences of this in the workplace; including stress, pressure and less likelihood of promotion. Research indicates that networks of support provided by families and friends can help alleviate these pressures. Academic parents who work outside of…
The joys and challenges of academic motherhood
Introducing active learning pedagogy into a technical and vocational education and training academy in Kurdistan, Iraq
The joys and challenges of academic motherhood
Academic motherhood in the United Arab Emirates
Balancing the dual roles of mother and academic can be an intensive juggling act. Often, it is mothers who undertake the majority of domestic work in the household, and who tend to experience greatest consequences of this in the workplace; including stress, pressure and less likelihood of promotion. Research indicates that networks of support provided by families and friends can help alleviate these pressures. Academic parents who work outside of…
Story time is my duty”
An academic's life is acknowledged to be the one with constant pressure to publish, as well as fulfilling teaching and other tasks. Much has been written about the academic mother's experience, where professional gain is often reported to be at personal expense. Academic fathers' experiences are less explored, and usually situated within their own home countries. This article presents a qualitative narrative research of male faculty parents worki…
International student-parents in UK higher education
Fathers' Experiences of Juggling Work and Family Life in Abu Dhabi Workplaces
In academic literature, fathers often cite barriers related to their employment, which may halt or negatively influence their level of involvement with their children. This is sometimes reported in relation to practices and policies around leave, such as for new-born children or child illness, and flexibility in leaving the workplace to attend key events in children's lives. Research has also shown that fathers receiving validation of their pater…
Emirati University Student Mothers Post-Childbirth
The young female university students of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today are the first generation of women for whom higher education has become not only a possibility but almost an expectation. Young Emirati women today make up around 77% of students in higher education institutions in the country. However, the societal expectations placed upon these women in terms of early marriage, child-bearing, and child-rearing are similar to those place…
Introducing active learning pedagogy into a technical and vocational education and training academy in Kurdistan, Iraq
The joys and challenges of academic motherhood
Emirati University Student Mothers Post-Childbirth
The young female university students of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today are the first generation of women for whom higher education has become not only a possibility but almost an expectation. Young Emirati women today make up around 77% of students in higher education institutions in the country. However, the societal expectations placed upon these women in terms of early marriage, child-bearing, and child-rearing are similar to those place…
Academic motherhood in the United Arab Emirates
Balancing the dual roles of mother and academic can be an intensive juggling act. Often, it is mothers who undertake the majority of domestic work in the household, and who tend to experience greatest consequences of this in the workplace; including stress, pressure and less likelihood of promotion. Research indicates that networks of support provided by families and friends can help alleviate these pressures. Academic parents who work outside of…
He’s Not Good at Sensing That Look That Says, I’m Drowning Here!” Academic Mothers’ Perceptions of Spousal Support
Research consistently shows that, regardless of increased parental involvement in child-rearing over the last few decades, the ‘lion’s share’ of childcare and housework is still undertaken by women rather than men. Academia is known to have no fixed working hours as such. As a result, the pressure on academic mothers tends to be inflated, and this has repercussions on women’s promotional paths, publishing outcomes and general professional and per…
Spouses of Student Mothers in the United Arab Emirates
The educational status of Emirati women in the United Arab Emirates has developed rapidly over the last five decades, with females now outnumbering males in higher education institutions. Marriage and motherhood often take place during the years of undergraduate study for women, particularly for those from families who retain Emirati cultural traditions of relatively early marriage and childbearing. This study analyses the role which spouses play…
Story time is my duty”
An academic's life is acknowledged to be the one with constant pressure to publish, as well as fulfilling teaching and other tasks. Much has been written about the academic mother's experience, where professional gain is often reported to be at personal expense. Academic fathers' experiences are less explored, and usually situated within their own home countries. This article presents a qualitative narrative research of male faculty parents worki…
Reported pedagogical practices of faculty in higher education in the UAE
Children’s perceptions of scientists and their work
Sampling students in the UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi, we explored possible stereotypes of scientists and their work which may exist, and which may impact upon future career aspirations. Characteristics of scientists were identified and analysed from 234 drawings collected from upper primary aged students. Students tended to draw youthful scientists of their own gender, with stereotypical characteristics, such as wearing a lab coat, performing chemist…
Gender in STEM Education in the Arab Gulf Countries
This book provides a unique examination of the critical issues affecting gender and STEM in the Gulf region in the context of education.
Academic parenthood in the United Arab Emirates in the time of Covid-19
Since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, early research already indicates that the personal and professional impact on academics juggling parenting responsibilities with their academic work has been immense. This study, set in the United Arab Emirates, explores the experiences of academic parents and looks at ways in which various aspects of their professional lives have been affected by the pandemic. Survey data from 93 participant paren…
International student-parents in UK higher education
Fathers' Experiences of Juggling Work and Family Life in Abu Dhabi Workplaces
In academic literature, fathers often cite barriers related to their employment, which may halt or negatively influence their level of involvement with their children. This is sometimes reported in relation to practices and policies around leave, such as for new-born children or child illness, and flexibility in leaving the workplace to attend key events in children's lives. Research has also shown that fathers receiving validation of their pater…
“What do I wish I had known? Don't expect the road to be full of flowers”
Many countries, including those in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, have been extremely successful in achieving gender equity in university level STEM programs, but problems of inequity persist further along STEM career trajectories. In GCC countries, there is a lot of governmental support for women, who are supported with facilitative policies and practices to ensure representation of nationals in the workplace, including their prio…
Time spent together
Fathers’ positive involvement I in their children’s lives is linked to their greater academic, social, and emotional prowess, as well as fathers’ own well-being. In our study set in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we report a mixed-methods study in which children aged between five and eight years (n = 41) were asked to draw a picture showing how they spent time with their father when he came home from work, triangulated with fathers’ (n = 49) own…
Women STEM leaders in the GCC
Purpose Research about women working in STEM fields often centres upon exploring and understanding the different challenges and barriers which they face in STEM workplaces, hindering their career progression. This study uses an alternative angle, instead seeking to understand the experiences of women who are successfully thriving in STEM leadership positions. Design/methodology/approach With this goal in mind, 15 women STEM leaders in the GCC (Gu…
Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (6 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Medical education (5 works) · Work (physics (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works)