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Pathways, Intersections and Leaky Pipelines: The Cognitive Function of Metaphors for Research on STEM Careers
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Tajmel, Tanja – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2019
With the present forum contribution, I respond to the paper "Discerning contextual complexities in STEM career pathways--Insights from successful Latinas" by Alejandro Gallard Martínez, Wesley Pitts, Silvia Lizette Ramos de Robles, Katie L. Milton Brkich, Belinda Flores Bustos, and Lorena Claeys. I aim to augment the thoughts of Gallard…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Careers, Educational Research, Figurative Language
Reporting of Life Events Over Time: Methodological Issues in a Longitudinal Sample of Women
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Pachana, Nancy A.; Brilleman, Sam L.; Dobson, Annette J. – Psychological Assessment, 2011
The number of life events reported by study participants is sensitive to the method of data collection and time intervals under consideration. Individual characteristics also influence reporting; respondents with poor mental health report more life events. Much current research on life events is cross-sectional. Data from a longitudinal study of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experience, Females, Individual Characteristics
Measurement of Science Achievement and Its Role in Gender Differences.
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Becker, Betsy Jane; Chang, Lin – 1986
Differences in science achievement between males and females have been examined either directly or indirectly in a variety of studies. This investigation reviewed a quantitative synthesis of correlational research on science affect, ability, and achievement conducted by Steinkamp and Maehr. Their findings were reassessed by employing a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Interpretation, Females, Measurement Techniques
Was It Rape? An Examination of Sexual Abuse Statistics.
Gilbert, Neil – American Enterprise, 1994
A careful review of research suggests that the problem of sexual assault has been magnified and the data misinterpreted, in part because the issue of sexual violence against women has become enmeshed in politics. The current trend in sexual-violence research is to redefine it according to the ideological preferences of advocates. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Females, Identification, Ideology
Response to 10 Commentaries.
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Walker, R. Dale; And Others – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1996
Researchers responsible for"Alcohol Abuse in Urban Indian Adolescents and Women: A Longitudinal Study for Assessment and Risk Evaluation" respond to critiques of the research project. Clarifies project goals, discusses issues related to longitudinal research, and addresses concerns related to research utilization and data publication.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Cultural Influences, Data Analysis
Commentary. Ten Reviews by Patricia D. Mail, Fred Beauvais, James W. Thompson, Joseph Westermeyer, William Sack, Christina M. Mitchell, Fay Cohen, Robert F. Kraus and Thomas Miller, Joseph E. Trimble, and Norman Dinges.
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Mail, Patricia D.; And Others – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1996
Commentaries from 10 researchers concerning "Alcohol Abuse in Urban Indian Adolescents and Women: A Longitudinal Study for Assessment and Risk Evaluation" (R. Dale Walker and others). Reviewers commend the project for adding to the sparse longitudinal research on Indian peoples, while also pointing out problems and issues specific to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Criticism, Data Analysis