Science and engineering programs [[electronic resource] ] : on target for women? / / Marsha Lakes Matyas and Linda Skidmore Dix, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778798303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
• ISBN: 1-280-19622-X; 9786610196227; 0-309-58475-2; 0-585-14347-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MatyasMarsha Lakes; DixLinda S
• Disciplina: 305.43/5
• Soggetti: Women in science - United States; Women in engineering - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Ad Hoc Panel on Interventions, Committee on Women in Science and Engineering, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Science and Engineering Programs""; ""Copyright""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""UNDERGRADUATE INITIATIVES""; ""GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL INITIATIVES""; ""INTERVENTIONS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY""; ""INTERVENTIONS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN INDUSTRY""; ""INTERVENTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS""; ""Contents""; ""SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS""; ""1 THE BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY IN THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WORK FORCE""; ""THE COMPELLING ARGUMENTS""; ""THE FULL MEANING OF ""ACCESS""""""FRAMEWORKS FOR DISCUSSING INTERVENTIONS""; ""SOME FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES""; ""FINAL CHALLENGES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 INTERVENTIONS DEFINED, IMPLEMENTED, AND EVALUATED""; ""A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK""; ""DEFINING A PROBLEM""; ""INTERVENTION ; TARGETS AND STRATEGIES""; ""Individuals""; ""Teachers, Faculty, and Adult Leaders""; ""Peers""; ""INTERVENTION MECHANISMS: BEYOND ISOLATED PROGRAMS""; ""MONITORING PROGRESS""; ""CHALLENGES FOR THE '90S""; ""FUTURE INTERVENTION: FOCUS ON SYSTEMIC CHANGE""; ""We must work at every level""; ""We must target more than just the transition points""""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 OVERVIEW: THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL""; ""GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL LEVELS""; ""EMPLOYMENT""; ""Academe""; ""Industry""; ""Federal Government""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""EDUCATION""; ""4 PROMOTING UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING THE PROBLEM""; ""SELECTING SOLUTIONS""; ""PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS""; ""Recruitment Programs/Comprehensive Retention Programs""; ""Student Research Involvement""; ""Scholarships and Forgivable Loans""""Bridge Programs""; ""Mentoring Activities""; ""Augmenting Course Activities""; ""Internships and Summer Work""; ""IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS""; ""BEYOND INTERVENTION: RETHINKING THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE""; ""UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS: ON TARGET FOR WOMEN?""; ""FUTURE DIRECTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 PROMOTING GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES""; ""INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITIES""; ""Administrative Linkages""; ""Institutional Linkages""; ""Consortial Linkages""""INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR""; ""Ford Foundation""; ""Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)""; ""Alfred P. Sloan Foundation""; ""Private Corporations""; ""INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES""; ""National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship Program""; ""NSF Minority Graduate Fellowship Program""; ""Postdoctoral Research Associateship Program""; ""FUTURE DIRECTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""EMPLOYMENT""; ""6 PROMOTING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CAREERS IN ACADEME""; ""WOMEN ON SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTIES""; ""WHAT ARE THE GENERIC ISSUES?""