ERIC Number: EJ741583
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 15
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Computer Science Majors: Sex Role Orientation, Academic Achievement, and Social Cognitive Factors
Brown, Chris; Garavalia, Linda S.; Fritts, Mary Lou Hines; Olson, Elizabeth A.
Career Development Quarterly, v54 n4 p331-345 Jun 2006
This study examined the sex role orientations endorsed by 188 male and female students majoring in computer science, a male-dominated college degree program. The relations among sex role orientation and academic achievement and social cognitive factors influential in career decision-making self-efficacy were explored. Findings revealed that androgynous-and feminine-oriented students scored significantly higher on career decision-making self-efficacy as compared with undifferentiated students. No significant sex role orientation differences were found for academic achievement and general and career locus of control. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Majors (Students), Sex Role, Academic Achievement, Social Cognition, Sexual Orientation, Self Efficacy, Gender Differences, Career Choice, Locus of Control, Decision Making, Undergraduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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