Ivy Halls and Glass Walls: Barriers to Academic Careers for Women and Ethnic Minorities.

Bronstein, Phyllis; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ461458

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Ivy Halls and Glass Walls: Barriers to Academic Careers for Women and Ethnic Minorities.

Bronstein, Phyllis; And Others

New Directions for Teaching and Learning, n53 p17-31 Spr 1993

Key institutional, social, and psychological factors that may be visible or invisible barriers to women and ethnic minorities seeking academic careers are examined, drawing on recent literature. Recommendations for change at the elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and graduate levels are offered. (MSE)

Descriptors: Career Development, College Environment, College Faculty, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities, Ethnic Groups, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Sociocultural Patterns, Student Experience, Teacher Characteristics, Women Faculty

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: Building a Diverse Faculty.