Karaçam, SedatDigilli Baran, Azize2020-04-302020-04-3020171300-5340https://doi.org/10.16986/HUJE.2017027508https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/5081WOS: 000416067100013The purpose of this study is to investigate the origins of secondary school students' perceptions of gender of scientist. For this purpose, phenomenology, one of the qualitative research techniques, was used in this study. Totally 592 students from five secondary schools in the central of Duzce participated in this study in 20142015 academic years. To determine students' perceptions of gender of scientist, a questionnaire consisting of open-ended questions and a semi-structured interview were developed. Although the questionnaire was administered to all students, the interviews were conducted with 120 students selected randomly. The data obtained through data collection techniques were combined and encoded by two researchers participating in the research process. The results of the study indicated that students' cultural background, scientist figures presented in printed and visual media and the use of the terms "Man of Science" or "Scientist" to identify people specialized in science affected students' perceptions of gender of scientists. According to cultural background, while some students adopting traditional/patriarchal culture identified scientist as a male based on male gender linked stereotypes or as a female based on female gender linked stereotypes, others adopting modem/western culture and protesting gender linked stereotypes thought scientist as a male and female.en10.16986/HUJE.2017027508info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessScientist imagemale scientistcareer choiceArticle323727744Q4N/A