Scaling the higher education pyramid: academic and career success of minorities and women in science and engineering

Scaling the higher education pyramid: academic and career success of minorities and women in science and engineering

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The articles contained in this issue represent cutting-edge research by some of the top researchers in social psychology, developmental psychology, education, and medical sciences. The articles cover broad ground with regard to topicof study, age focus, methodology, and level of analysis. The research contained in the issue has the potential to have an impact on policy and program development and serves as a catalyst for further thinking on this important socialissue. INDICE: FOREWORD Foreword: Pursuing Effective Integrated EducationClaude M. Steele SECTION I: INTRODUCTION Ethnic Minorities and Women in STEM: Casting a Wide Net to Address a Persistent Social Problem Moin Syed and Martin M. Chemers SECTION II: INDIVIDUAL REACTIONS: SOURCES, MEDIATORS AND OUTCOMES Identityand Academic Success among Underrepresented Ethnic Minorities: An Interdisciplinary Review and Integration Moin Syed, Margarita Azmitia, and Catherine R. Cooper The Role of Efficacy and Identity in Science Career Commitment Among Underrepresented Minority StudentsMartin M. Chemers, Eileen L. Zurbriggen, Moin Syed, Barbara K. Goza, and Steve Bearman How Women Cope: Being a Numerical Minority in a Male-Dominated Profession Laura Smart Richman, Michelle vanDellen, and Wendy Wood Assessing the Role of Gender Rejection Sensitivity, Identity, and Support on the Academic Engagement of Women in Nontraditional Fields using Experience Sampling Methods Bonita London, Lisa Rosenthal, and Angel Gonzalez SECTION III: INSTITUTIONAL EFFORTS: BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES Ethnic and Generational Differences in the Relations between Social Support and Academic Achievement across the High School Years Melissa R. Witkow and Andrew J. Fuligni WeDo Science Here: Underrepresented Students Interactions with Faculty in Different College Contexts Sylvia Hurtado, M. Kevin Eagan, Minh C. Tran, Christopher B. Newman, Mitchell J. Chang, and Paolo Velasco SECTION IV: INTERVENTION STRATEGIES: ALIGNING AMBITIONS AND MENTORING Design of an Intervention to PromoteEntry of Minority Youth into Clinical Research Careers by Aligning Ambition: The TEACH (Training Early Achievers for Careers in Health) Research Program Vineet Arora, Barbara Schneider, Rebecca Thal, and David Meltzer Processes and Outcomes of a Mentoring Program for Latino College Freshmen Jean S. Phinney, Cidhinnia M. Torres Campos, Delia M. Padilla Kallemeyn, and Chami Kim Matching by Race and Gender in Mentoring Relationships: Keeping our Eyes on the Prize Stacy Blake-Beard, Melissa L. Bayne, Faye J. Crosby, and Carol B. Muller SECTIONV: COMMENTARY Understanding Educational and Occupational Choices Jacquelynne S. Eccles SECTION VI: 2010 KURT LEWIN AWARD Introduction to Mark Zannas SPSSI Kurt Lewin Award Address Faye J. Crosby While Waiting for Nature to Take Her Course: Theres Nothing So Practical as a Good.. Design Mark P. Zanna

  • ISBN: 978-1-118-24521-7
  • Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 500
  • Fecha Publicación: 23/11/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés