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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453984403321

Titolo

Beyond bias and barriers [[electronic resource] ] : fulfilling the potential of women in academic science and engineering / / Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2006

ISBN

1-280-84432-9

9786610844326

0-309-65454-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Disciplina

500.82/0973

Soggetti

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

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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""