ISBN:
9780309584753
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 online resource (240 pages)
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.435
Schlagwort(e):
Women in science-United States
;
Women in engineering-United States
;
Women in engineering ; United States
;
Women in science ; United States
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
Science and Engineering Programs -- Copyright -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- UNDERGRADUATE INITIATIVES -- GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL INITIATIVES -- INTERVENTIONS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY -- INTERVENTIONS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN INDUSTRY -- INTERVENTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS -- Contents -- SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS -- 1 THE BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY IN THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WORK FORCE -- THE COMPELLING ARGUMENTS -- THE FULL MEANING OF "ACCESS -- FRAMEWORKS FOR DISCUSSING INTERVENTIONS -- SOME FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES -- FINAL CHALLENGES -- REFERENCES -- 2 INTERVENTIONS DEFINED, IMPLEMENTED, AND EVALUATED -- A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- DEFINING A PROBLEM -- INTERVENTION TARGETS AND STRATEGIES -- Individuals -- Teachers, Faculty, and Adult Leaders -- Peers -- INTERVENTION MECHANISMS: BEYOND ISOLATED PROGRAMS -- MONITORING PROGRESS -- CHALLENGES FOR THE '90S -- FUTURE INTERVENTION: FOCUS ON SYSTEMIC CHANGE -- We must work at every level -- We must target more than just the transition points -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 3 OVERVIEW: THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -- UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL -- GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL LEVELS -- EMPLOYMENT -- Academe -- Industry -- Federal Government -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- EDUCATION -- 4 PROMOTING UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -- IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING THE PROBLEM -- SELECTING SOLUTIONS -- PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS -- Recruitment Programs/Comprehensive Retention Programs -- Student Research Involvement -- Scholarships and Forgivable Loans -- Bridge Programs -- Mentoring Activities -- Augmenting Course Activities -- Internships and Summer Work -- IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS -- BEYOND INTERVENTION: RETHINKING THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE.
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