Women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics : upping the numbers /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA :
Edward Elgar,
[2007]
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only |
Table of Contents:
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- pt. 1. Women and minorities in STEM : the big picture
- 1. Women and minorities in STEM : a primer / Ronald J. Burke
- 2. Keys to success for women in science / Donna J. Dean & Anne Fleckenstein
- pt. 2. Experiences of women and minorities in STEM
- 3. The good, the bad and the ugly : women engineering students' experiences of UK higher education / Abigail Powell, Barbara Bagilhole & Andrew Dainty
- 4. Myths and realities in the IT work place : gender differences and similarities in climate perceptions / Debra A. Major, Donald D. Davis, Janice Sanchez-Hucles, Heather J. Downey & Lisa M. Gemano
- 5. Voices of the future : African-American PhD candidates in the sciences / Daryl E. Chubin
- 6. Women in the land of milk, honey and high technology : the Israeli case / Ronit Kark
- 7. An empirical test of the glass ceiling effect for Asian Americans in science and engineering / Tina T. Chen & James L. Farr
- pt. 3. Building interest and commitment to STEM
- 8. Women in mathematics : examining the hidden barriers that gender stereotypes can impose / Jennifer R. Steele, Leah Reisz, Amanda Williams & Kerry Kawakami
- 9. Attracting the engineers of 2020 today / Susan Staffin Metz
- 10. Developing career commitment in STEM-related fields : myths versus reality / Helen M. Madill, Rachel G. Campbell, Dallas M. Cullen, Margaret-Ann Armour, Albert Einsiedel, Anna-Lisa Ciccocioppo, Jody Sherman, Leonard L. Stewin, Stanley Varnhagen, T. Craig Montgomerie, Cynthia J. Rothwell & Wendy L. Coffin
- pt. 4. Enriching the educational experience
- 11. Achieving greater diversity through curricular change / Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac & Jeffrey P. Jarosz
- 12. Undergraduate student support programs / Bevlee A. Watford
- pt. 5. Improving the professional experience
- 13. The representation and experience of women faculty in STEM fields / Xiangfen Liang & Diana Bilimoria
- 14. Upstream and downstream in the engineering pipeline : what's blocking US women from pursuing engineering careers? / Mary C. Mattis
- Index.
- Women and minorities in STEM : a primer / Ronald J. Burke
- Keys to success for women in science / Donna J. Dean & Anne Fleckenstein
- The good, the bad and the ugly : women engineering students' experiences of UK higher education / Abigail Powell, Barbara Bagilhole & Andrew Dainty
- Myths and realities in the IT work place : gender differences and similarities in climate perceptions / Debra A. Major, Donald D. Davis, Janice Sanchez-Hucles, Heather J. Downey & Lisa M. Gemano
- Voices of the future : African-American PhD candidates in the sciences / Daryl E. Chubin
- Women in the land of milk, honey and high technology : the Israeli case / Ronit Kark
- An empirical test of the glass ceiling effect for Asian Americans in science and engineering / Tina T. Chen & James L. Farr
- Women in mathematics : examining the hidden barriers that gender stereotypes can impose / Jennifer R. Steele, Leah Reisz, Amanda Williams & Kerry Kawakami
- Attracting the engineers of 2020 today / Susan Staffin Metz
- Developing career commitment in STEM-related fields : myths versus reality / Helen M. Madill, Rachel G. Campbell, Dallas M. Cullen, Margaret-Ann Armour, Albert Einsiedel, Anna-Lisa Ciccocioppo, Jody Sherman, Leonard L. Stewin, Stanley Varnhagen, T. Craig Montgomerie, Cynthia J. Rothwell & Wendy L. Coffin
- Achieving greater diversity through curricular change / Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac & Jeffrey P. Jarosz
- Undergraduate student support programs / Bevlee A. Watford
- The representation and experience of women faculty in STEM fields / Xiangfen Liang & Diana Bilimoria
- Upstream and downstream in the engineering pipeline : what's blocking US women from pursuing engineering careers? / Mary C. Mattis.