The Loss of Women from Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Undergraduate Majors: An Explanatory Account.

Seymour, Elaine

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ERIC Number: EJ505683

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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The Loss of Women from Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Undergraduate Majors: An Explanatory Account.

Seymour, Elaine

Science Education, v79 n4 p437-73 Jul 1995

In seeking to explain why the vulnerability of women to leaving science majors greatly exceeds that of men, the author draws upon the findings of a three-year, ethnographic study of factors contributing to high undergraduate attrition rates among men and women of different ethnicities on seven campuses. (LZ)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Engineering, Females, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Mathematics, Science Education, Sciences, Sex Differences, Student Attrition, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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