Parental and Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of ICT Professionals, Gender Differences and their Role in the Choice of Studies

Sex Roles

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 235-249

  Sáinz, Milagros ^a   Pálmen, Rachel ^b   García Cuesta, Sara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b CIREM FUNDACIÓ ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Academic choices; Gender; ICTs; Parental and school influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856522836     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-0055-9     Document Type: Article

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