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Peer reviewedMeece, Judith L.; And Others – Psychological Bulletin, 1982
Summarizes common explanations for the fact that fewer women than men elect to take advanced mathematics courses and enter mathematically oriented careers, integrating this research into a theoretical model first proposed by Parsons and her colleagues for studying students' academic choices and decisions. The utility of the model is discussed.…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Influences
Hackett, Gail – 1981
The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that mathematics-related self-efficacy mediates the effects of gender and mathematical preparation and achievement on mathematics-relatedness of college major. The responses of 117 undergraduates to a series of inventories and questionnaires yielded seven variables descriptive of the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Career Choice, Career Planning, College Mathematics
