Women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics : upping the numbers /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Burke, Ronald J., Mattis, Mary C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2007]
Subjects:
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.