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ERIC Number: EJ469488
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Roots of Gender Inequity in Technical Areas.
Campbell, James Reed
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v28 n3 p251-64 Mar 1991
Describes a study of the academic self-concepts, attributions, and achievements of male and female Asian-American and European-American students who won Westinghouse Awards (n=301). Results showed that fewer European-American female recipients anticipated college majors in technical areas and scored lower on the SAT, self-concept scales, and attribution scales. (PR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Educational Research, Females, High Schools, Higher Education, Males, Minority Groups, Science Education, Science Fairs, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Self Concept, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research; Westinghouse Science Talent Search