Gender issues related to graduate student attrition in two science departments
Gender issues related to graduate student attrition in two science departments
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DOI：
10.1080/09500690305026
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发表时间：
2003-08-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Ferreira, MM
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作者：
Ferreira, MM
本研究探讨了性别问题，有助于在两个科学部门（生物和化学）在一个大型研究型大学的男女研究生的差异减员率。部门的记录被用来计算学生的流失率，而从170名学生的调查，其中32人的访谈，被用来探讨学生的观点的原因，影响男女研究生在每个部门的流失。对数据的分析表明，化学专业的学生流失率明显高于生物专业。在每个部门，妇女的自然减员率也大大高于男子。研究发现，每个系都存在不同的性别问题，这与女生的自然减员率高得多有关。
This study explored the gender issues that contributed to the differential attrition rate of men and women graduate students in two science departments (biology and chemistry) at a large research university. Departmental records were used to compute the student attrition rate while surveys from 170 students, and interviews with 32 of them, were used to explore students' perspectives on the reasons affecting the attrition of men and women graduate students in each department. Analysis of the data indicated a significantly larger student attrition rate in chemistry than in biology. In each department the attrition rate for women was also significantly larger than the attrition rate for men. The study uncovered different gender issues, in each department, related to the significantly larger attrition rate for women students.