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A survey of gender biases of freshman students toward engineering

Author(s): Schaer, B., Aull, J., Pancake, C., Curtis, C., & Wiens, G.

Citation: Schaer, B., Aull, J., Pancake, C., Curtis, C., & Wiens, G. (1991). A survey of gender biases of freshman students toward engineering. Journal of The Freshman Year Experience, 3(1), 39-58.

 

Abstract

Results from a survey of first-year engineering students indicate that men agree with prevailing gender stereotypes of engineers, and women seem less secure with the choice of engineering as a career.

 

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