NAGC 56th Annual Convention & Exhibition
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Female STEM Majors: Factors that Influence Retention
Track
:
Research and Evaluation
Program Code:
150
Date:
Friday, November 6, 2009
Time:
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM
EST
Room:
263
CO-PRESENTER
(S):
Kris Anderson, Associate Professor, University of Houston- Downtown
Kand McQueen, Assistant Professor, Indiana State University
Kathi Miner-Rubino, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
NAGCFACULTY
(S):
Kris Anderson, Associate Professor, University of Houston- Downtown
Kand McQueen, Assistant Professor, Indiana State University
Kathi Miner-Rubino, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Anne Rinn, Assistant Professor, University of North Texas
PRESENTER
:
Anne Rinn, Assistant Professor, University of North Texas
Description
Despite an increase in the percentage of women earning STEM degrees since 1997, the number is still small and women leave STEM fields at a significantly higher rate than men. Even the most intellectually advanced women drop out of STEM fields at a much higher rate than intellectually advanced men. The current study examines high-ability females majoring in a STEM field in college. Specifically, the following variables are examined as factors that might influence the retention rates of women in STEM fields: educational climate, perceptions of STEM careers, self-efficacy, demographics (e.g., race, SES), and others.
