Gender ratios in high school science departments: The effect of percent female faculty on multiple dimensions of students' science identities

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 980-1009

  Gilmartin, Shannon ^a   Denson, Nida ^a   Li, Erika ^a   Bryant, Alyssa ^a   Aschbacher, Pamela ^a  

^a Mail Code 1 98 ^*

Author keywords

Achievement; Attitudes; Equity; Gender; General science

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; TEACHING;

GENERAL SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES;

STUDENTS;

EID: 34548775718     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20179     Document Type: Article

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