What works for women in undergraduate physics and what we can learn from women's colleges

Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-75

  Whitten, Barbara L ^a   Dorato, Shannon R ^a   Duncombe, Margaret L ^a   Allen, Patricia E ^b   Blaha, Cynthia A ^c   Butler, Heather Z ^d   Shaw, Kimberly A ^e   Taylor, Beverley A P ^f   Williams, Barbara A ^g  

^a Department of Chemistry   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Lakeside School   (United States)

^e SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^f MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 34248396844     PISSN: 10728325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v13.i1.30     Document Type: Article

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