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1 online resource (240 pages) |
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""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"" |
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""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"" |
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""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"" |
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""Scholarships and Forgivable Loans""""Bridge Programs""; ""Mentoring Activities""; ""Augmenting Course Activities""; ""Internships and Summer Work""; ""IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS""; ""BEYOND INTERVENTION: RETHINKING THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE""; ""UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS: ON TARGET FOR WOMEN?""; ""FUTURE DIRECTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 PROMOTING GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES""; ""INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITIES""; ""Administrative Linkages""; ""Institutional Linkages"" |
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""Consortial Linkages""""INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR""; ""Ford Foundation""; ""Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)""; ""Alfred P. Sloan Foundation""; ""Private Corporations""; ""INTERVENTIONS SPONSORED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES""; ""National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship Program""; ""NSF Minority Graduate Fellowship Program""; ""Postdoctoral Research Associateship Program""; ""FUTURE DIRECTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""EMPLOYMENT""; ""6 PROMOTING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CAREERS IN ACADEME""; ""WOMEN ON SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTIES"" |
| Notes |
""What are the generic issues?"" |
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Women in science -- United States
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Women in engineering -- United States
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Women in engineering
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Women in science
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Matyas, Marsha L
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Dix, Linda S
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| ISBN |
9780309584753 |
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0309584752 |
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