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Rogers, Tiffany L. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The current study utilized data from young adults (undergraduate and graduate students) in order to examine the effect of feminist self-identification (as measured by the Self-Identification as a Feminist Scale) and feminist perspectives (as measured by the Feminist Perspectives Scale--Short Form) on self-efficacy (as measured by General…
Descriptors: Feminism, Self Concept, Labeling (of Persons), Young Adults
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McDaniel, Anne – FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2014
In recent decades, a dramatic shift occurred in higher education throughout the world. Women now enroll in and complete more education than men in the majority of countries. Using a lagged cross-sectional design on a dataset of 75 countries from 1990 to 2008, this study examines the predictors of the current gender gap in tertiary enrollment. I…
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Enrollment, Postsecondary Education
Firestone, Brenda L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this dissertation research study was to investigate engineers' perceptions of diversity and the workplace learning environment surrounding diversity education efforts in engineering occupations. The study made use of a mixed methods methodology and was theoretically framed using a critical feminist adult education lens and…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Professional Personnel, Attitudes
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Leenaars, Lindsey; Rinaldi, Christina M. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2010
This study examines the role of sex, gender role orientation, social representations of indirect aggression, and indicators of psychosocial adjustment in indirect aggression and victimization in an emerging adult sample. A total of 42 participants (19 men, 23 women) recruited are required to complete the questionnaires, along with 18 participants…
Descriptors: Aggression, Sex Role, College Students, Gender Differences
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Park, Heather L.; Hatchett, Gregory T. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2006
This study had two objectives. The first objective was to evaluate how well sex and sex-role orientation predicted receptivity to psychotherapy. The second objective was to evaluate whether exposure to gender-congruent therapy videos influenced participants' receptivity to psychotherapy. Participants were randomly assigned to three conditions: (1)…
Descriptors: Sex Role, Sexual Identity, Psychotherapy, Counseling Techniques