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ERIC Number: EJ741583
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 15
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-4019
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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.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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