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Research Reports
Statistics
Journals
Research Reports
- Reducing Stereotype Threat website
http://www.reducingstereotypethreat.org
Reducing Reducingstereotypethreat.org was created by two social psychologists as a resource for faculty, teachers, students, and the general public interested in the phenomenon of stereotype threat. This website offers summaries of research on stereotype threat and discusses unresolved issues and controversies in the research literature. Included are some research-based suggestions for reducing the negative consequences of stereotyping, particularly in academic settings.
- "Pedagogical Methods for Improving Women’s Participation and Success in Engineering Education: A Review of Recent Literature"
by Dr. Lynette Osborne of the Institute for Women's Policy Research Also available at: http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/C367.pdf
- Annotated Bibliography of books related to gender equity in math and science (site maintained by NASA)
http://quest.nasa.gov/women/resources/annbib.html
- Bridging the Gap: Gender Equity in Science, Engineering and Technology Report (2001) by the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers
http://opas.ous.edu/Committees/Resources/Research_papers/Gatta_Trigg_Bridging.pdf
Intended to be used as a resource tool that synthesizes the literature regarding gender equity in science, engineering and technology
- Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.
http://www.campbell-kibler.com/
Research reports, papers, tip sheets, etc. on educational opportunity and participation
- Effective Strategies to Diversify Academic Science, Technology, Engienering, and Mathematics (STEM) Faculty
http://diversefaculty.nmsu.edu/
Powerpoint presentation and list of resources used for it; presentation can be used by faculty and academic administrators to convince their peers of the merits of engaging in various "best practices" to increase faculty diversity; feature the "voice" of faculty and academic administrators who have actually implemented and worked with the practices suggested by others.
- Engagement, Capacity, and Continuity: A Trilogy for Student Success (2004)
http://www.smm.org/ecc
Report on increasing diversity in science and engineering fields that applies to many levels of formal and informal education
- Educational Development Center, Inc. (EDC) Gender Equity site
http://www2.edc.org/WomensEquity/
Conducts and/or synthesizes research about the role gender plays in education, in the workplace, and in the use and design of technology; publishes a range of publications aimed at understanding and eliminating the specific kinds of obstacles females and males face in their academic and professional careers
- Gender Issues in Science/Math Education (GISME)
http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/GISME-5t-Part1.pdf
A compilation of over 700 annotated references to papers and 1000 URLs on Gender Issues in Science/Math Education (GISME).
- Land of Plenty: Diversity as America’s competitive Edge in Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology (2000)
http://www.doleta.gov/h-1b/pdf/cawmset_report.pdf
Report of the Congressional Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology Development
- MIT Gender Equity Project reports (1991 and following)
http://web.mit.edu/gep/res.html
List of reports, press coverage, and other resources for MIT’s equity project
- Tutorials for Change: Gender Schemas and Science Careers
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/gendertutorial/tutorials.htm
Online slide and video presentations about how gender schemas affect careers and opinions
- Why Does It Work? A Study of Successful Gender Equity in Industrial Engineering at the University of Oklahoma (2003 - 2007)
http://www.ou.edu/rise/Publication/PGE-RES/PGE-RES.htm
Report of Research institute for STEM Education at the University of Oklahoma
- Women in Engineering: A Review of the Annual Literature (2001 - Current Year)
http://www.swe.org/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=18&ssSourceNodeId=110
Literature reviews (organized by year) of findings presented in peer-reviewed journals or large-scale reports by reputable organizations; mostly includes research that has been subjected to peer-review, such as journal articles and books from academic presses rather than magazine articles, which have not usually been subjected to similar review
Statistics
Data drawn from various NSF reports relevant to underrepresented populations, see also the general statistics page at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/
Journals
- Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
http://www.citejournal.org/vol7/iss2/
Conceptual and theoretical articles; related either to general technology use or discipline-specific technology use; address significant policy and practice issues; any area of technology and teacher education; preservice and in-service articles; including qualitative research, quantitative studies, conceptual and theoretical pieces, case studies, and professional practice papers*
- Education Week on the Web
http://www.edweek.org/
Source of K-12 news, analysis, and research for teachers and administrators
- Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education
http://www.eastern.edu/publications/emme/
Open-access e-journal published twice a year for international scholars, practitioners, and students of multicultural education; committed to providing a forum in which scholarly and practical ideas can be exchanged to strengthen the theories and practices of multicultural education*
- Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
http://www.begellhouse.com/journals/00551c876cc2f027.html
Original, peer-reviewed papers that report innovative ideas and programs, scientific studies, and formulation of concepts related to the education, recruitment, and retention of underrepresented groups in science and engineering; issues related to women and minorities in science and engineering are consolidated to address the entire professional and educational environment. (Note: link goes to static list of articles that is not searchable)
- Radical Teacher
http://www.radicalteacher.org/
Independent magazine for educational workers at all levels and in every kind of institution; focuses on critical teaching practice, the political economy of education, and institutional struggles*
A more complete list of journals on engineering and science education can be found elsewhere on this site.