Beyond bias and barriers : fulfilling the potential of women in academic science and engineering

Beyond bias and barriers fulfilling the potential of women in academic science and engineering

The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people. To maintain its scientific and engineering leadership amid increasing economic and educational globalization, the United States must aggressively pursue the innovative capacity of all of its people-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering (U.S.) (-)
Autor Corporativo: Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press c2006.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Women in science > United States.
Women in engineering > United States.
Science > Study and teaching > United States.
Engineering > Study and teaching > United States.
Women > Education > United States.
Vocational interests > United States.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622331606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Figures, Tables, and Boxes""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Learning and Performance""; ""3 Examining Persistence and Attrition""; ""4 Success and Its Evaluation in Science and Engineering""; ""5 Institutional Constraints""; ""6 Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Biographical Information""; ""Appendix B Statement of Task""; ""Appendix C Chapter 4, Measuring Racial Discrimination, Theories of Discrimination""; ""Appendix D References""; ""Index""

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