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ERIC Number: ED272368
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1980-Mar
Pages: 176
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Women in Engineering: An Exploratory Study of Enrollment Factors in the Seventies.
Corbett, John G.; And Others
Case studies of women in engineering education in institutions where women's enrollment kept pace with national trends in engineering or exceeded it are presented in this report. Societal forces and trends are reviewed, along with trends in enrollment, attrition, and degrees granted. The professional role of women in engineering is examined. Characteristics of men and women engineering students are compared. Case studies are presented of students from: (1) Vanderbilt University; (2) University of Washington; (3) Purdue University; (4) Colorado School of Mines; (5) Prairie View (Texas) A&M University; and (6) New Mexico State University. These are analyzed by both internal and external factors affecting enrollment, and projections are provided based on the analysis. Case study results are compared with trends found in national assessments. The future of women in engineering is also discussed. References are provided, as well as an annotated bibliography containing 29 entries. (JM)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, Boulder, CO.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A