Although the gender gap in math course-taking and performance has narrowed in recent
decades, females continue to be underrepresented in math-intensive fields of Science …

Women obtain more than half of US undergraduate degrees in biology, chemistry, and
mathematics, yet they earn less than 20% of computer science, engineering, and physics …

Abstract The United States has made a significant effort and investment in STEM education,
yet the size and the composition of the STEM workforce continues to fail to meet demand. It …

The goal congruity perspective provides a theoretical framework to understand how
motivational processes influence and are influenced by social roles. In particular, we invoke …

The 2010 President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology indicated that there
was a need to provide individuals with strong STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering …

Considerable strides have been made in the past decade in recognizing the centrality of the
cultural context of schooling to adolescent development. In this review, adopting a …

Social Network Analysis and Education: Theory, Methods & Applications provides an
introduction to the theories, methods, and applications that constitute the social network …

Individuals' choice to pursue one academic or professional path over another may feel like a
free choice but is often constrained by subtle cues in achievement environments that signal …

This study uses a mixed method sequential exploratory design to examine motivational and
contextual influences on boys' and girls' engagement in math and science, paying particular …

Latino male students are “vanishing” from the American education pipeline, a trend that is
especially evident at the secondary and postsecondary levels. The question of why Latino …