Using implicit bias training to improve attitudes toward women in STEM

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 419-438

  Jackson, Sarah M ^a   Hillard, Amy L ^b   Schneider, Tamera R ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ADRIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity training; Gender; Implicit attitudes; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939880210     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: 15731928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-014-9259-5     Document Type: Article

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