Attracting and Retaining Women Students for Science and Engineering. A Report from the Committee on the Status of Women in Ontario Universities.

Institution	Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto.
Titel	Attracting and Retaining Women Students for Science and Engineering. A Report from the Committee on the Status of Women in Ontario Universities.
Quelle	(1988), (28 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Aspiration; Access to Education; Engineering Education; Enrollment Trends; Females; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Mathematics Education; Outreach Programs; Role Models; Science Education; Sex Stereotypes; Student Recruitment; Traditionalism; Womens Education; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Ingenieurausbildung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Mathematische Bildung; Jobcoaching; Identifikationsfigur; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Traditionalismus; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Kanada
Abstract	Though women constitute 53% of students graduating annually from provincially assisted Ontario universities with bachelors and first professional degrees, they tend to remain concentrated in fields more conventionally dominated by females, and their representation in traditionally male disciplines (engineering, applied science, mathematics, and physical sciences) is low. The percentage of men enrolling in the humanities, education, and social sciences has declined, so the imbalance is greater. Strategies for overcoming gender imbalances in universities are provided. Information is offered on recruitment and outreach (programs, promotional materials, and additional strategies); access (curricular initiatives, academic policies, financial aid and awards); climate; retention (support systems and ancillary services, counselling and advising, career development, role models, and visibility in the academic community); curriculum; data collection and research; and faculty and staff development. It is recommended that the Council of Ontario Universities recognize the relevance of this information to issues of teacher education and curriculum design and consider collective action by its member institutions to attract and retain women students in science and engineering. An appendix reports the percent of full-time female enrollment within field and level of study, and provides a list of 11 organizations of women in science and engineering. The paper contains 56 references. (SM)
Anmerkungen	Council of Ontario Universities, 130 St. George Street, Suite 8039, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2T4.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC