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Peer reviewedMaines, David R. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1985
Examines the nature of informal barriers for women who enter and attempt to forge careers in mathematics, proposing a theory on the subject drawn from interactionist sociology and anthropology and which is grounded in a dialectical and interpretative ontological view of society. (JN)
Descriptors: Careers, Females, Mathematics Education, Models
Download full textMaines, David R.; And Others – 1983
Investigated were those long-term processes which contribute to high rates of attrition for women out of mathematics. It is based on the contention that university students drop out of mathematics as a consequence of prior socialization, educational career contingencies, and goal commitment and career aspirations, with the mix of these factors…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Educational Research, Higher Education, Interviews
