Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ646008
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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How Interest in Science Negatively Influences Perceptions of Women.
Brownlow, Sheila; Smith, Tonya J.; Ellis, BeLinda R.
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v11 n2 p135-144 Jun 2002
Examines whether women who pursue scientific training are viewed negatively by college students. Investigates n=114 (56 women, 58 men) participants judgments about a woman describing her major; speaker's traits, social behaviors, and her future potential. Indicates that both major and commitment level influenced perceptions of the speaker. (Contains 52 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Females, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Perception, Science Education, Sciences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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