Women in the rat race : women's careers in technological higher education
Titelübersetzung:Frauen im ständigen Konkurrenzkampf: Hochschulkarriere von Frauen in technologischen Fachbereichen
Autor/in:
Béraud, André
Quelle: Encouragement to advance - supporting women in European science careers. Anke Lipinsky (Hrsg.). Bielefeld: Kleine (cews.Beiträge Frauen in Wissenschaft und Forschung), 2009, S. 154-183
Inhalt: "Also supported by the 6th EU Framework Programme, the PROMETEA project is described in the article 'Women in the rat race'. The aim of the project was to develop a better understanding of gender issues in various engineering and technology research settings. It involved seventeen teams from thirteen countries along with a private company. The experience and recommendations resulting from this project in this special area should receive broad dissemination." (excerpt)
CEWS Kategorie:Berufsbiographie und Karriere, Naturwissenschaft und Technik
Dokumenttyp:Sammelwerk
Hispanic students majoring in science or engineering : what happened in their educational journeys?
Autor/in:
Wightman Brown, Susan
Quelle: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Vol. 8 (2002) No. 2, S. 123-148
Inhalt: "National statistics clearly demonstrate an under representation of minorities and women in the fields of science and engineering. Using Seidman's in-depth interviewing method, 22 Hispanic students, 12 female and 10 male, who were majoring in science or engineering were interviewed. These students were observed in their college science or engineering classes, their high school and college transcripts were analyzed, and they participated in a focus group. What made a difference in the educational journeys of these 22 students so that they could succeed - majors that have historically discouraged female and minority students? Seven themes emerged: family support, an honors program, a challenging and interactive curriculum, college preparation in high school courses, caring and kind teachers, small class sizes, and small communities. Educators must take note of these themes, which made a lasting difference in the students' futures, enabling them to choose science or engineering as their fields of study." (author's abstract)
Quelle: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Vol. 8 (2002) No. 2, S. 235-247
Inhalt: "A residential summer program, the New Experiences far Women in Science and Technology (Newton) Academy, was developed to encourage high school girls' interest in the physical sciences and engineering. The goal of the Newton Academy was to increase and/or maintain interest and participation in the physical sciences among high schoolgirls. This study, part of a larger evaluation of the academy, reports the results of a follow-up of the 1998 Newton Academy participants 1 year after participation. It focuses on the participants' interests in the physical sciences and related careers as measured by the Strong Interest Inventory before and 1 year after participation. The results a/participant interviews conducted to further illuminate the findings from the quantitative data are also presented." (author's abstract)