Associate Professor Joanna Sikora
Magister Socjologii Wroclaw, Ph.D. ANU
Associate Professor in Sociology
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Areas of expertise
- Sociology Of Education 160809
- Comparative And Cross Cultural Education 130302
- Sociology 1608
- Sociological Methodology And Research Methods 160807
- Gender Specific Studies 169901
- Education Policy 160506
Research interests
Educational inequalities; Social stratification and mobility; Sociology of the family, Social inequality in comparative perspective; Women in Science; Adolescents and their occupational expectations;
Publications
- Sikora, J & Pokropek, A 2021, 'Immigrant optimism or immigrant pragmatism? Linguistic capital, orientation towards science and occupational expectations of adolescent immigrants', Large-scale Assessments in Education, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. Jan-24.
- Sikora, J 2020, 'Adolescent occupational expectations: two decades of LSAY-based research', in Cameron Forrest & Charlotte Scobie (ed.), 25 years of LSAY: Research from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), Adelaide, pp. 80-86.
- Law, H. & J. Sikora (2020) Do single-sex schools help Australians major in STEMM at university?, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 31:4, 605-627, DOI: 10.1080/09243453.2020.1755319
- Sikora, J & Green, J 2020, 'Gifts as gains? The impact of volunteering on young people's educational and occupational attainment in Australia [IN PRESS]', Australian Journal of Education, vol. 64(2) 177–194
- Sikora, J & Pitt, D 2019, 'Does advanced mathematics help students enter university more than basic mathematics? Gender and returns to year 12 mathematics in Australia', Mathematics Education Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 197-218pp.
- Sikora, J 2019, 'Is it all about early occupational expectations? How the gender gap in two science domains reproduces itself at subsequent stages of education: evidence from longitudinal PISA in Australia', International Journal of Science Education, vol. 41, no. 16, pp. 2347-2368.
- Sikora, J, Evans, M & Kelley, J 2019, 'Scholarly culture: How books in adolescence enhance adult literacy, numeracy and technology skills in 31 societies', Social Science Research, vol. 77, pp. 1-15.
- Law, H & Sikora, J 2018, 'Gender stratification and feminist sociology: Why East-Central Europe needs more quantitative gender stratification research', Fabrica Societatis, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 94-109.
- Sikora, J 2018, 'Aimless or flexible? Does uncertainty in adolescent occupational expectations matter in young adulthood?', Australian Journal of Education, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 154-168pp.
- Blasko, Z,Pokropek, A & Sikora J 2018, Science career plans of adolescents: patterns, trends and gender divides.
- Sikora, J 2017, 'What Works: Gender Equality by Design', Journal of Sociology, vol. Online, pp. 1-2pp..
- Sikora, J & Biddle, N 2015, 'How gendered is ambition? Educational and occupational plans of Indigenous youth in Australia', International Journal of Educational Development, vol. 42, pp. 1-13.
- Pokropek, A & Sikora, J 2015, 'Heritability, family, school and academic achievement in adolescence', Social Science Research, vol. 53, no. September, pp. 73-88.
- Evans, M, Kelley, J, Sikora, J et al 2015, 'Scholarly Culture and Occupational Success in 31 Societies', Comparative Sociology, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 176-218.
- Sikora, J 2015, 'Gender Segregation in Australian Science Education: Contrasting Post-Secondary Vet with University', in Christian Imdorf Kristinn Hegna Liza Reisel (ed.), Gender Segregation in Vocational Education, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, UK, pp. 263-289.
- Sikora, J 2015, The Gender Divide in Science Education, Australasian Science, June, pp. 35-37. http://www.australasianscience.com.au/article/issue-june-2015/gender-divide-science-education.html
- Evans, M, Kelley, J & Sikora, J 2014, 'Scholarly Culture and Academic Performance in 42 Nations', Social Forces, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 1573-1605.
- Sikora, J 2014, 'Gender Gap in School Science: Are Single-Sex Schools Important?', Sex Roles, vol. 70, no 9, pp. 400-415
- Sikora, J. 2014. Gendered pathways into the post-secondary study of science. NCVER Occasional Papers. Adelaide: National Centre for Vocational Education Research. http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2714.html
- Sikora, J. 2013. Single-sex schools and science engagement. NCVER Occasional Papers. Adelaide: National Centre for Vocational Education Research. http:// www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2668.html
- Sikora, J & Pokropek, A 2012, 'Gender Segregation of Adolescent Science Career Plans in 50 Countries', Science Education, vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 234-264.
- Sikora, J & Pokropek, A 2012, 'Intergenerational Transfers of Preferences for Science Careers in Comparative Perspective', International Journal of Science Education, vol. 34, no 16, pp. 2501-2527.
- Saha, L & Sikora, J 2011, 'Inequality and Talent Loss: Recent Evidence From Australia', An International Journal of Contemporary Sociology; A Discussion Journal of Contemporary Ideas and Research, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 9-34.
- Sikora, J & Saha, L 2011, 'The Concept of "Talent Loss" in Educational Theory and Research' , Educational Practice and Theory , vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 5-22.
- Sikora, J. & Pokropek, A. 2011. Gendered Career Expectations of Students: Perspectives from PISA 2006. OECD Education Working Papers. Paris: OECD doi: 10.1787/5kghw6891gms-en.
- Sikora, J. & Saha, L. J. 2011. Lost Talent? The occupational expectations and attainments of young Australians. Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth Research Report. National Centre for Vocational Education Research, http://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/2313.html.
- Evans, M, Kelley, J, Sikora, J et al 2010, 'Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations', Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 171-197.
- Sikora, J & Saha, L 2010, 'New Directions In National Education Policymaking: Student Career Plans In International Achievement Studies', in Alex Wiseman (ed.), The Impact of International Achievement Studies on National Education Policymaking, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, Bingley, UK, pp. 83-115.
- Sikora, J 2009, 'Religion and attitudes concerning euthanasia: Australia in the 1990s', Journal of Sociology, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 31-54.
- Sikora, J & Saha, L 2009, 'Gender and professional career plans of high school students in comparative perspective', Educational Research and Evaluation, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 385 - 403.
- Sikora, J & Saha, L 2009, 'Vocational Education, Self-Employment and Burnout among Australian Workers', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 55-72.
- Saha, L & Sikora, J 2008, 'The Career Aspirations and Expectations of School Students: From Individual to Global Effects', Education and Society, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 5-22.
- Sikora, J & Saha, L 2007, 'Corrosive Inequality? Structural Determinants of Educational and Occupational Expectations in Comparative Perspective', International Education Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1-19.
- Sikora, J & Lewins, F 2007, 'Attitudes concerning euthanasia: Australia at the turn of the 21st Century', Health Sociology Review, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 68-78.
- Sikora, J 2005, 'Public attitudes to economic policy in East and West: efficiency subsidies and public ownership.', in Kevin T. Leicht (ed.), Research in Social Stratification and Mobility vol. 23, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 231-276.
- Sikora, J 2004, 'Public Perceptions of multinational corporations in Australia', Australian Social Monitor, vol. 7, no. 3-4, pp. 81-91.
- Sikora, J, Evans, M.D.R & Kelley, J 2004, 'Is there too much equality in Australia', Australian Social Monitor, vol. 7, no. 3-4, pp. 92-100.
- Sikora, J 2004, 'Global inequality: Moral obligation of wealthy nations? Attitudes in 26 countries in 1999/2000', in MDR Evans and Jonathan Kelley (ed.), Australian Economy and Society 2002: Religion, Morality and Public Policy in International Perspective 1984-2002, The Federation Press, Annandale NSW, pp. 281-292.
- Evans, M.D.R. & Sikora, J 2004, 'Self-Employment in Australia, 1980-1999', in Richard Arum and Walter Muller (ed.), The Reemergence of Self Employment: A comparative study of self employment dynamics and social inequality, Princeton University Press, New Jersey, pp. 203-245.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Gender segregation of science engagement among Australian students (Primary Investigator)
- Lost talent? The occupational ambitions and attainments of young Australians (Primary Investigator)
