Barriers and Supports for Continuing in Mathematics and Science: Gender and Educational Level Differences

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 361-373

  Fouad, Nadya A ^a   Hackett, Gail ^b   Smith, Philip L ^a   Kantamneni, Neeta ^a   Fitzpatrick, Mary ^a   Haag, Susan ^c   Spencer, Dee ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Barriers; STEM careers; Supports

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149362423     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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