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Al Shawa, B (2021) Achieving the climate change targets for the global buildings sector: a techno-socioeconomic pathway, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Azzouz, A (2018) Current perspectives and future directions of BIM assessment methods, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Bourdakis, V (1994) Performance appraisal of sportshall and swimming pool buildings in Greece, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Cusack, M M (1981) Time cost models: their use in decision making in the construction industry, with particular reference to the use of the microcomputer, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Du, Q (2009) Integrated decision-making in the cladding supply chain, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Dulaimi, M F (1991) Job behaviour of site managers: Its determinants and assessment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Gale, A W (1994) Women in construction: An investigation into some of the aspects of image and knowledge as determinants of the under representation of women in construction management in the British construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: careers; employment; higher education; occupations; recruitment; women; professional occupation; culture; action research; interview; questionnaire survey
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- URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387312
- Abstract:
This project investigates some aspects of why there are only a few women occupied as construction management professionals in the British construction industry. It investigates differences between sexes in their perceived image and knowledge of the construction industry and the relationship between image and knowledge and recruitment to the construction industry. A literature review identified that no research on women in construction had been carried out prior to this project. The literature on women in engineering yielded certain insights and transferable research methods. Questionnaire and interview surveys of construction students were used to develop working hypotheses and research models. Four "Insight" courses for careers advisers, teachers and school students were run as an action research adjunct to the main research. A pilot interview survey of 21 school students, undergraduate students and graduates in construction, engineering and finance and banking was undertaken to develop the main questionnaire survey instrument. The main survey yielded responses from 149 males and 171 females. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques were adopted to analyse and interpret data from the surveys comprising this research. Results are presented in a variety of qualitative and quantitative formats, including tabulations of non-parametric statistical test results. Conclusions are drawn based on findings arising from the body of work as a whole. There were found to be some differences between sexes in certain aspects of image of the construction industry. Males and females generally converge in their images of construction from school through university into employment in the construction industry. Both sexes have the same poor level of knowledge of the construction industry. There is no evidence that more knowledge of the construction industry discourages either sex from entering the industry. Knowledge of the construction industry, higher education routes to professional occupations and career opportunities in construction are extremely important to school students considering a construction degree. Careers advisers and teachers are perceived by school students, undergraduates and graduates to give inaccurate and inadequate information about the construction industry. The construction industry has a culture characterised by conflict, crisis and masculinity. Education is a gatekeeper to the construction industry culture. Recommendations are made for the implementation of conclusions as well as recommendations for further research. These include a recommendation that statistical data on vertical occupational segregation by sex should be gathered on the construction industry.
Grist, E (2014) The implementation of innovative and sustainable construction materials, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Hampshire, P (2015) The development of an approach and decision support tool to inform sustainable roof selection, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management, University of Bath.
Huang, X (2012) Estimating the cost of engineering services using parametrics and the bathtub failure model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath.
Hudson, R (2010) Strategies for parametric design in architecture: an application of practice-led research, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Jirojanakul, P (2000) The quality of life of construction workers' children in Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Jobe, K (2017) A flexible housing approach for self-help housing in Botswana, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Joyce, S (2016) Performance driven design systems in practice, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Kunieda, Y (2017) Development of an impact assessment tool for demolition, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Macchiarulo, V (2022) Integration of satellite radar interferometry and civil engineering procedures to assess building and infrastructure conditions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Meese, N (2012) Knowledge sharing for sustainable development: a mixed-method study of an international civil engineering consultancy, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Mitchell, R (2020) The performance gap in new construction: evaluation of UK Passivhaus dwellings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Mustapha, F H (1990) Who are the effective construction site managers and what skills do they bring to their work?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Nisbet, P (1995) Dualism, flexibility and self-employment in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Orr, J (2012) Flexible formwork for concrete structures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Osaily, Y (2021) Guidance for advancing demolition project management in the UK, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Powell, R (2012) Evaluating cognitive screening as a possible solution to reducing accidents and improving workplace productivity through early preventive detection of fatigue-impairment in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.
Root, D S (2001) The influence of professional and occupational cultures on project relationships mediated through standard forms and conditions of contract, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Smith, S (2003) Life cycle assessment of civil engineering projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Voyatzaki, M G (1996) An insight into the design process of unconventional structures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Watson, N (2016) Developing material selection strategies to improve the embodied impacts of buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Yin, X (2018) Development of straw bale building in northern China, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.
Zhang, X (2019) Integrating lean construction, BIM and quality: a new paradigm for the improvement of Chinese construction quality, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath.