The study investigated Latina and European American adolescent girls'(N= 345, M= 15.2
years, range= 13 to 18) experiences with academic sexism in mathematics and science …

There is considerable controversy about the origins of sex differences in cognitive abilities,
particularly the male superiority in spatial abilities. We studied effects of early androgens on …

Satisfaction ratings from tenure-track faculty at 200 institutions across the country reveal best
practices and the key elements of workplace success. Landing a tenure-track position is no …

Background Limited research exists on the experiences of engineering returners–those with
undergraduate degrees who work for at least five years and return to academia for graduate …

Several prior studies in introductory physics have found a gender gap, ie, a difference
between male and female students' performance on conceptual assessments such as the …

Changes in high school students'(n= 94) conceptions of natural selection were examined as
a function of motivational beliefs (individual interest, academic self-efficacy), basic prior …

To monitor science motivation, 232 tenth graders of the college preparatory level
('Gymnasium') completed the Science Motivation Questionnaire II (SMQ-II). Additionally …

Physics is a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics discipline in which women
are severely underrepresented. Prior work has identified motivation-based explanations for …

Resumen este trabajo parte de la hipótesis de la existencia en trabajo social de una
segregación laboral significativa y de la presencia del denominado “techo de cristal”. Los …

Abstract Mathematics motivation declines for many adolescents, which limits future
educational and career options. The present study sought to identify predictors of this …