Using profiles of person - Thing orientation to examine the underrepresentation of women in engineering in three cultural contexts

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 621-632

  Ngambeki, I ^a   Habashi, M M ^b   Evangelou, D ^a   Graziano, W G ^c   Sakka, D ^d   Corapci F ^e  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Iowa   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^e BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Interest; Person thing orientation; Underrepresentation in engineering; Vocational choice

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE STUDENTS; CULTURAL CONTEXT; GENDER ROLES; INTEREST; KEY ELEMENTS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; VOCATIONAL CHOICE; WOMEN IN ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; STUDENTS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84861650843     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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