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Peer reviewedLenney, Ellen – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1981
Reports experimental research testing the following hypotheses: (1) sex differences in self-confidence are a function of a particular ability area; and (2) self-confidence of women is more influenced than men's by the characteristics of the particular individual with whom they compare themselves. (Author/EF)
Descriptors: Ability, College Students, Females, Locus of Control
Harris, Sandra M.; Halpin, Glennelle – 1999
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure of a Factors Influencing Pursuit of Higher Education (FIPHE) Questionnaire which addresses factors influencing a person's decision to pursue higher education. Researchers used a literature-based, rational factors approach to develop the questionnaire; the three-part study included a…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Construct Validity, Educational Research, Expectation
