Social cognitive perspective of gender disparities in undergraduate physics

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Gender in Physics.] This article synthesizes sociopsychological theories and empirical research to establish a framework for exploring causal pathways and targeted interventions for the low representation of women in post-secondary physics. The ration...

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Main Author: Angela M. Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2016-08-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.020116