From the humanities sample of the Survey of Doctoral Recipients 1977-95, a cross-sectional sample of tenured/tenure-track faculty and a longitudinal sample of doctoral recipients 1975-89 were studied. Gender salary differences were largely explained by rank. Substantial gender differences in tenure were found, with a slight decline in the gap for…

Reports increases in the numbers of humanities doctorates awarded in the 1989-90 school year. Observes that the 3,820 degrees awarded marked the highest number of the decade. Notes that, although more doctorates were obtained in foreign language, history, and English, there were fewer for linguistics, philosophy, and art history. (SG)

This article discusses the lack of materials on the contributions of women in the humanities. Recommendations are offered on ways to incorporate female contributions into the content of the curriculum and modify instructional approaches to accommodate some of the learning differences between female and male students. (CR)

Considers various research projects attempting to explain examination outcome differences between boys and girls and describes policies to resolve the "problem." British girls have higher attainment levels in English, Welsh, languages, and humanities; no achievement gaps exist in other subjects. There are no convincing explanations or…

Tests of intelligence and divergent thinking, and a measure of arts and science orientation, were administered to 310 unspecialized, mixed-ability, secondary pupils. Hudson's notion of convergence-divergence as a dimension contrasting preference for open-ended v closed-ended tests was not supported. (Author/SJL)

This study compared the areas of talent and career aspirations of boys and girls in Year 7 (n=398) and Year 11 (n=240) samples in a middle class metropolitan area in Australia. Students nominated the high school subject in which they saw themselves as being most talented, and current perceptions of talent in relation to each of their high school…

A learning preference scale was developed in Australia to determine whether teachers preferred cooperative, competitive, or individualized learning. The instrument was used with elementary school teachers and with secondary school teachers of humanities and mathematics or science. The effects of sex and subject area on learning preferences are…

This research brief examines the data on baccalaureate recipients in the humanities, especially the upward trend over the past 9 years. Highlighted findings include that: in 1971 the number of humanities degrees awarded peaked; this was followed by a decline of over 50% in the early 1980s; such degrees have been increasing since the low in 1983,…

A study comparing personality traits, demographic variables, and sex-role orientation of Israeli women studying engineering as compared with women studying humanities and males studying engineering found female engineering students to be more feminist, have "realistic" or "investigative" personality types, and have…

This paper provides results of a study which characterized women in science, aimed at identifying those factors thought to discriminate among males and females in the humanities, biological sciences, and physical sciences. The areas of spatial ability, attitude toward science, and rate of maturation were chosen as possible discriminating…

A study of the adjustment of third-, fourth-, and sixth-year university students in the humanities, sciences, and medicine in a Dutch university is reported. The study examined mental health variables, satisfaction, interpersonal orientations, and assessments of the learning environment across sexes, majors, and cohorts. (MSE)

A study of the career development of men and women who began lectureships in Australian colleges and universities in behavioral sciences, education, humanities, and the social sciences in 1962-64 or 1975-76 revealed similar attrition and mobility rates for men and women, but more early promotion for men than women. (MSE)

Changing job market opportunities affect the fields in which males and females choose to earn a graduate degree. This report examines disparities in field choices of the sexes. Highlighted are the following: (1) in 1994 substantially more females than males earned graduate degrees in education and the health professions; males earned a higher…

This report provides information on the demographic characteristics and employment status of recipients of doctoral degrees granted from June 1980 to January 1983 (who were residing in the United States in February 1981). Information was collected on 39,547 of the 63,022 individuals in the survey sample, yielding a response rate of 63 percent.…

This book reports a study which examined the concrete experiences of male and female university students in the United Kingdom, and the meanings students attach to them. It suggests that meanings arise from everyday discourse, which habitually uses oppositions such as masculinity/femininity and arts/sciences. Chapter 1 introduces the issue of…