Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

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2005, Volume11

Issue 3

104 pages

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v11.i3

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Soko S. Starobin
Iowa State University, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, N243 Lagomarcino Hall, Ames, IA 50011-3195

Frankie Santos Laanan
Iowa State University

Female and minority students have historically been underrepresented in the field of science, mathematics, and engineering at colleges and universities. Although a plethora of research has focused on students enrolled in 4-year colleges or universities, limited research addresses the factors that influence gender differences in community college students in science, mathematics, and engineering. Using a target population of 1,599 aspirants in science, mathematics, and engineering majors in public community colleges, this study investigates the determinants of self-concept by examining a hypothetical structural model. The findings suggest that background characteristics, high school academic performance, and attitude toward science have unique contributions to the development of self-concept among female community college students. The results add to the literature by providing new theoretical constructs and the variables that predict students' self-concept.

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v11.i3.10 Download article, 209-230 pages

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