Geschlechterunterschiede in der Selbstpräsentation und der Vernetzung als ausgewählte Karrierestrategien von Mathematikerinnen und Physikerinnen in Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft
Quelle: Karriereverläufe in Forschung und Entwicklung: Bedingungen und Perspektiven im Spannungsfeld von Organisation und Individuum. Ulrike Busolt (Hrsg.), Sabrina Weber (Hrsg.), Constantin Wiegel (Hrsg.), Wiebke Kronsbein (Hrsg.). Berlin: Logos-Verl., 2013, S. 250-270
CEWS Kategorie:Berufsbiographie und Karriere, Geschlechterverhältnis, Naturwissenschaft und Technik
Dokumenttyp:Sammelwerksbeitrag
Institutioneller Wettbewerb und Karrierechancen von Nachwuchswissenschaftlern in der Chemie
Titelübersetzung:Institutional competition and career opportunities of junior scientists in chemistry
Autor/in:
Baier, Christian; Münch, Richard
Quelle: Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, Jg. 65 (2013) H. 1, S. 129-155
Inhalt: "Der Beitrag untersucht das Zusammenspiel von zunehmendem Wettbewerb zwischen wissenschaftlichen Institutionen und den Karrierechancen von Nachwuchswissenschaftlern am Beispiel von Chemie-Fachbereichen an deutschen Universitäten und außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen. In Anlehnung an Bourdieu wird ein Feld konstruiert und analysiert, in dem sich dieser institutionelle Wettbewerb abspielt. Die Machtverhältnisse im Feld richten sich nach der relativen Verfügbarkeit von rein wissenschaftlichem und/oder institutionellem Kapital. Eine Analyse von Erstberufungen zeigt, dass die Feldstruktur die Karrierechancen der Nachwuchswissenschaftler kaum beeinflusst. Im Gegensatz zu den USA, wo mit intensivem institutionellem Wettbewerb ein hohes Ausmaß sozialer Schließung in akademischen Karrieren einhergeht, sind Wissenschaftlerkarrieren in Deutschland trotz zunehmenden Wettbewerbs (noch) relativ offen. Diese Offenheit geht auf besondere institutionelle Rahmenbedingungen des deutschen akademischen Feldes zurück, die ihm eine relativ hohe Autonomie gesichert haben. Sofern aktuelle wissenschaftspolitische Reformen diese Rahmenbedingungen verändern, gefährden sie auch diese Autonomie." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "This paper examines the interplay between intensifying competition among scientific institutions, on the one hand, and career opportunities of young scientist, on the other hand, using chemistry-departments in German universities and non-academic research institutes as an example. Drawing on Bourdieu, the authors construct and analyze the filed in which institutional competition takes place. The power relations in the field are structured by the relative amount of 'pure scientific capital' and/or 'institutional capital' available. In an analysis of professorial appointments they show that the field's structure has little impact on junior scientsits' career opportunities. In contrast to the US, where pervasive institutional competition goes hand in hand with a high degree of social closure in academic careers, the authors find that career opportunities are (still) relatively open in the German case, in spite of growing competition. This openness is due to the special institutional framework that provides the German academic field with a relatively high degree of autonomy. As recent changes in science policy aim to alter the institutional framework, they also jeopardize the autonomy of the academic field." (author's abstract)
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)