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Organizational Pathways toward Gender Equity in Doctoral Education: Chemistry and Civil Engineering Compared
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Posselt, Julie; Porter, Kamaria B.; Kamimura, Aurora – American Journal of Education, 2018
Despite gains in baccalaureate and master's degree attainment, women continue to earn lower shares of doctor of philosophy degrees (PhDs) in many fields, a pattern that is often pronounced in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This article uses comparative case study to understand organizational trajectories toward gender parity…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Doctoral Programs, Chemistry, Civil Engineering
Disciplinary and Departmental Effects on Observations of Faculty and Graduate Student Misconduct.
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Anderson, Melissa S.; And Others – Journal of Higher Education, 1994
A study of 1,261 doctoral students in chemistry, civil engineering, microbiology, and sociology investigated student experiences with research, employment, and personal misconduct in academic departments, including the effects of departmental structure, department climate, and academic discipline. No disciplinary differences were found, but…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Comparative Analysis
The Graduate Student Experience and Subscription to the Norms of Science.
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Anderson, Melissa S.; Louis, Karen Seashore – Research in Higher Education, 1994
A study investigated the effects of graduate department structure, department climate, and mentoring experiences on 1,363 doctoral students' subscription to traditional norms of science and to alternative counternorms in 4 disciplines: chemistry, civil engineering, microbiology, and sociology. Substantial ambivalence about traditional norms was…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Behavior Standards, Beliefs, Chemistry