Table 7.
Theme | Code | Quotes |
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Participants’ views of the effects of STEM education on unemployment | Decreases (n = 21) | “STEM education reduces unemployment rates. It reduces the risk of people being unemployed because it is broad …” P2. “Even if people with STEM education become unemployed, it will not last long. They can somehow find jobs or start their own businesses.” P11 |
Increases (n = 11) | “STEM education may increase the risk of unemployment. Creating new jobs may leave people unemployed.” P13 “STEM education will lead to increased technological unemployment because more and more people will learn how to use technology.” P28 |