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Download full textHolmgren, Janet L.; Basch, Linda – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2005
The authors advocate for a shift from the outcry sparked by Harvard University's president that women are innately less qualified than men to succeed in math and science careers to an overdue discourse about educating women to be leaders in their chosen fields, especially in areas like the sciences and engineering. With an economy increasingly…
Descriptors: Science Careers, Women Scientists, Womens Studies, Womens Education
Peer reviewedAtwater, Mary M. – Science Teacher, 1995
Discusses reasons for implementing multicultural science education in classrooms across the country. Examines classroom demographics, the need for a more scientifically literate populace, the demand for more scientists and engineers, and the demand for social justice. Contains 16 references. (LZ)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Cultural Pluralism, Engineers, Equal Education
