Problems in the pipeline: Stereotype threat and women's achievement in high-level math courses

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-28

  Good, Catherine ^a,c   Aronson, Joshua ^b,c   Harder, Jayne Ann ^c  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Adolescence; Gender stereotypes; Math; Sex differences; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849151721     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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