What motivates females and males to pursue careers in mathematics and science?

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 100-106

  Eccles, Jacquelynne S ^a,b   Wang, Ming Te ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic self concept; human action; identity; life goals; work values

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; SCIENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84958074477     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025415616201     Document Type: Article

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