Can we encourage girls' mobility towards science-related careers? Disconfirming stereotype belief through expert influence

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-290

  Selimbegovic, Leila ^a   Chatard, Armand ^b   Mugny, Gabriel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Change and resistance; Expert influence; Stereotype belief; Vocational choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048952996     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03173426     Document Type: Article

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