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ERIC Number: EJ213594
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Women Who Enter Male-Dominated Fields of Study in Higher Education.
Peng, Samuel S.; Jaffe, Jay
American Educational Research Journal, v16 n3 p285-93 Sum 1979
Data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 showed that factors influencing female entry into male-dominated higher education programs included academic ability, more high school courses in mathematics and science, and work-oriented attitudes, but not family influence. (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, Educational Experience, Family Influence, Females, High Schools, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Males, Nontraditional Occupations, Secondary School Curriculum, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Science, Sex Differences, Success, Technical Reports, Work Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Life Goals; National Longitudinal Study High School Class 1972