• DocumentCode
    319121
  • Title

    Retaining undergraduate women in science, math, and engineering: a model program

  • Author

    Muller, Carol B. ; Pavone, Mary L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    5-8 Nov 1997
  • Firstpage
    130
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the retention strategies incorporated into the Women in Science Project at Dartmouth College, USA, presents data on increases in the number of undergraduate women graduating with majors in science, math and engineering since the project´s inception, evaluates findings of specific interventions, suggests key elements contributing to the project´s success and describes how other universities have designed programs modeled on the Women in Science Project
  • Keywords
    educational courses; engineering education; gender issues; project engineering; teaching; USA; Women in Science Project; engineering education courses; retention strategies; undergraduate women; universities; Curriculum development; Data engineering; Design engineering; Education; Educational institutions; Employee welfare; Employment; Industrial electronics; Physics; Seminars;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
  • Conference_Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • ISSN
    0190-5848
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4086-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIE.1997.644825
  • Filename
    644825