Survival analysis of faculty retention in science and engineering by gender

Science

Volumn 335, Issue 6070, 2012, Pages 864-866

  Kaminski, Deborah ^a   Geisler, Cheryl ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; GENDER ISSUE; MATHEMATICS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SURVIVAL; TRACKING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CAREER; CAREER MOBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; NATURAL SCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TEACHER; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857319020     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1214844     Document Type: Article

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