Inhalt: "The purpose of this study was to explore the personal stories of women who selected
and continue to excel at careers in areas of mathematics, science, and technology
to better understand the ways in which their self-efficacy beliefs influenced their
academic and career choices. Analysis of 15 narratives revealed that verbal persuasions
and vicarious experiences were critical sources of the women's self-efficacy beliefs.
These findings suggest that the perceived importance of these sources of self-efficacy
believes may be stronger for women in male-oriented domains than for individuals operating
in traditional settings. Academic and relational self efficacy perceptions resulted
in the perseverance and resiliency required to overcome academic and career obstacles.
Findings support and refine the theoretical tenets of A. Bandura's (1986) social cognitive
theory, and they also suggest that critical tenets in this theory are consistent with
the work of C. Gilligan (1982) and N. Noddings (1992)." (author's abstract)|
Schlagwörter:Karriere; Quantität; Identität; berufliches Selbstverständnis; Identität, berufliche
CEWS Kategorie:Naturwissenschaft und Technik
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz