Some subscribers to Phys-L might be interested in "Re: Professional
Role Confidence and Gendered Persistence in Engineering" [Hake
(2011)]. The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: Robert Fuller of the PhysLrnR list referenced an "Inside
Higher Ed" report on "Professional Role Confidence and Gendered
Persistence in Engineering" [Cech et al. (2011)] and asked in his
subject line "How relevant is this to physics?" In my opinion:
a. YES! -Cech et al. (2011)] IS relevant to physics. According to
Berrett (2011) "Cech et al. suggest that the findings about
professional-role confidence may be relevant in other fields in which
women are historically underrepresented, including physical science
and medical specialties such as surgery."
b. A companion piece "Professional Role Confidence and Gendered
Persistence in Physics" could be probably be extracted from the
resources in "Gender Issues in Science/Math Education (GISME)" [Hake
& Mallow (2008) at <http://bit.ly/gXdrvR> (8.5 MB) and
<http://bit.ly/fBTzqV> (4.8 MB)].
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REFERENCES [All URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/> and accessed on 4
Nov 2011.]
Berrett, D. 2011. "Lack of Confidence as Professionals Spurs Women to
Leave Engineering, Study Finds." The Chronicle of Higher Education,
25 October; online at <http://bit.ly/vFNSWC>.
Cech, E., B. Rubineau, S. Silbey, and C. Seron. 2011. "Professional
Role Confidence and Gendered Persistence in Engineering," American
Sociological Review 76 (5): 641.
Hake, R.R. 2011. "Re: Professional Role Confidence and Gendered
Persistence in Engineering" online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at
<http://bit.ly/vtdY62>. Post of 4 Nov 2011 14:45:16-0700 to AERA-L
and Net-Gold. The abstract and link to the complete post are being
transmitted to several discussion lists and are also on my blog
"Hake'sEdStuff" at <http://bit.ly/sr3rHw> with a provision for
comments.